Fluorescence quenching in riboflavin-binding protein and its complex with riboflavin |
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Authors: | Ibeth Guevara and Zdzisaw ak |
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Affiliation: | (1) The Jan Zurzycki Institute of Molecular Biology, Jagiellonian University, Al. Mickiewicza 3, 31-120 Kraków, Poland |
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Abstract: | Fluorescence quenching of tryptophan residues in egg-white riboflavin-binding protein by two typical quenchers (charged iodide and uncharged acrylamide) reveals acid-induced changes of protein conformation. At neutralpH, acrylamide flow in macromolecule, (i.e., the quenching effect) is decisive; tryptophan residue accessibility for iodide is small. At lowpH, some tryptophan residues are exposed to the protein surface and become more accessible to iodide. In contrast, acrylamide is less able to permeate this conformational state of RBP. Fluorescence of tryptophan residues in riboflavin-RBP complex and chemically N-bromosucinimide-modified RBP was quenched by iodide and acrylamide. |
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Keywords: | Riboflavin-binding protein tryptophan fluorescence acrylamide iodide collisional quenching |
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