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  • Title: Equilibrium binding of spin-labeled fatty acids to bovine serum albumin: suitability as surrogate ligands for natural fatty acids.
    Author: Perkins RC, Abumrad N, Balasubramanian K, Dalton LR, Beth AH, Park JH, Park CR.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1982 Aug 17; 21(17):4059-64. PubMed ID: 6289869.
    Abstract:
    Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and saturation transfer EPR (ST-EPR) spectroscopies were used to characterize the binding of spin-labeled fatty acid (SLFA) to bovine serum albumin (BSA). Association constants of three stearic acid derivatives labeled with a nitroxyl radical at C-5, C-12, or C-16 were estimated by EPR spectroscopy as the ratio of SLFA to BSA was increased from about 0 to 9. The values were compared to those for unmodified stearate. With all three SLFA, it was apparent that the nitroxyl residue modified the binding pattern. For SLFA:BSA ratios up to 1, which probably involves the site(s) on BSA most specific for long-chain FA, the C-16 derivative bound with an affinity similar to that of the natural FA. At higher ratios, the association constants for this SLFA were lower than those for stearate. The C-12 and C-5 derivatives showed only low-affinity binding relative to stearate. The spectral parameter, W, was constant for SLFA:BSA ratios between 0 and 1 in the case of C-16 compound, indicating physical homogeneity of the high-affinity binding site. At higher ratios, the spectra changed progressively, indicating inhomogeneity of the lower affinity binding sites although parallel changes in association constants were not observed. Changes in W due to Heisenberg spin exchange were ruled out. By examining the mobility profile of the bound SLFA by both EPR and ST-EPR techniques, it was shown that the nitroxyl group was maximally immobilized when attached near the center of the carbon chain of the bound SLFA.
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