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  • Title: Spectroscopic investigation of the interaction between copper (II) 2-oxo-propionic acid salicyloyl hydrazone complex and bovine serum albumin.
    Author: Mei P, Zhang YZ, Zhang XP, Yan CX, Zhang H, Liu Y.
    Journal: Biol Trace Elem Res; 2008 Sep; 124(3):269-82. PubMed ID: 18478191.
    Abstract:
    The interaction between copper (II) 2-oxo-propionic acid salicyloyl hydrazone (Cu(II)L) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) under physiological conditions was investigated by the methods of fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis absorption, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Fluorescence data showed that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by Cu(II)L was the result of the formation of the BSA-Cu(II)L complex. The apparent binding constants (K (a)) between Cu(II)L and BSA at four different temperatures were obtained according to the modified Stern-Volmer equation. The thermodynamic parameters, enthalpy change (DeltaH) and entropy change (DeltaS), for the reaction were calculated to be -80.79 kJ mol(-1) and -175.48 J mol(-1) K(-1) according to van't Hoff equation. The results indicated that van der Waals force and hydrogen bonds were the dominant intermolecular force in stabilizing the complex. The binding distance (r) between Cu(II)L and the tryptophan residue of BSA was obtained to be 4.1 nm according to Förster's nonradioactive energy transfer theory. The conformational investigation showed that the application of Cu(II)L increased the hydrophobicity of amino acid residues and decreased the alpha-helical content of BSA (from 62.71% to 37.31%), which confirmed some microenvironmental and conformational changes of BSA molecules.
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