Photoconversion of an anthraquinone derivative in the presence of human serum albumin

Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Fatemeh IsfahaniAli Akbar Saboury

Abstract

Photconversion of an anthraquinone photochrome (AQP) from Trans to Ana forms were studied by different methods and techniques. Solution of AQP was irradiated under UV light in buffer condition, pH = 7.5, 10 mM phosphate buffer in the absence and presence of human serum albumin at 27 and 37 °C. The results showed that a new peak at higher wavelength was observed that indicative of producing the Ana form. Rate of Trans to Ana conversion increases in the presence of human serum albumin (HSA). Electron transport calculations were carried out from the first principles with a method based on non-equilibrium Green's functions (NEGF) combined with DFT. The results showed that electron transport is easier in Ana form due to increasing the resonance length and electron delocalization. Binding study by docking and spectroscopy showed that Trans form has more tendency to interact with HSA due to higher number of HSA-Trans hydrogen bond. Structural studies by circular dichroism and molecular dynamics results show that at lower concentration of AQP, percentage of helix was increased and then decreases at higher concentration. In addition structural parameters such as RMSD, accessible surface area, hydrogen bond, in associated with experiment...Continue Reading

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