Spectroscopic analysis of the binding interaction between tinidazole and bovine serum albumin (BSA)

Chem Biodivers. 2007 Dec;4(12):2780-90. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200790227.

Abstract

The interaction between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and tinidazole (Tindamax; 1) in aqueous solution was investigated in detail by means of UV/VIS and fluorescence spectroscopy, as well as through resonance light-scattering (RLS) spectroscopy. The apparent binding constant and number of binding sites were determined at three different temperatures, as well as the average binding distances between 1 and the nearest amino acid residue(s) of BSA, as analyzed by means of Förster's theory of non-radiation energy transfer. Compound 1 was found to quench the inner fluorescence of BSA by forming a tight 1:1 aggregate, based on both static quenching and non-radiation energy transfer. The entropy change upon complexation was positive, and the enthalpy change was negative, indicating that the observed spontaneous binding is mainly driven by electrostatic interactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cattle
  • Molecular Structure
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry*
  • Solutions / chemistry
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Temperature
  • Thermodynamics
  • Tinidazole / chemistry*

Substances

  • Solutions
  • Tinidazole
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine