Insights into the Binding of 3-(1-Phenylsulfonyl-2-methylindol-3-ylcarbonyl) Propanoic Acid to Bovine Serum Albumin: Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling Studies

Serum albumin is a globular protein which is most abundant in human that binds remarkably with wide range of drugs. A reliable prediction of protein and drug binding at the atomic level by optical spectroscopy and molecular modeling methods provides the basis for the design of new drug compounds. In the current study, A newly synthesized 3-(1-Phenylsulfonyl-2-methylindol-3- ylcarbonyl) propanoic acid (PA) which has a antifungal and anti bacterial effects also plays vital role for the nutrition, micro biome and physiology triangle. It has been reported that 90% of PA quantity is metabolized by the liver and the rest is transported into the peripheral blood, since PA has binding characteristics, understanding pharmacokinetic mechanism of the drug is important. In this regard, the binding of PA-Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) was investigated by UV-Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular docking studies. From the experimental and modeling studies it is observed that PA could bind BSA through the hydrophobic force, and hydrogen bonding. The current study reveals that the optical spectroscopy and molecular modeling techniques could be effectively used to study the design of new drug and understanding their pharmacokinetics

Exploring the Binding Interaction Mechanism of Taxol in β-Tubulin and Bovine Serum Albumin: A Biophysical Approach

In this present study on understanding the taxol (PTX) binding interaction mechanism in both the β-tubulin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecule, various optical spectroscopy and computational techniques were used. The fluorescence steady-state emission spectroscopy result suggests that there is a static quenching mechanism of the PTX drug in both β-tubulin and BSA, and further time-resolved emission spectroscopy studies confirm that the quenching mechanism exists. The excitation-emission matrix (EEM), Fourier transform infrared, and resonance light scattering spectra (FT-IR) confirm that there are structural changes in both the BSA and β-tubulin molecule during the binding process of PTX. The molecular docking studies revealed the PTX binding information in BSA, β-tubulin, and modeled β-tubulin and the best binding pose to further subject the molecular dynamics simulation, and this study confirms the stability of PTX in the protein complex during the simulation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed between the free PTX drug and PTX drug (single point) in the protein molecule active site region to understand the internal stability. © 2019 American Chemical Society

Comparative Binding Analysis of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid in Bovine Serum Albumin and Human α-1 Acid Glycoprotein

The present study focuses on the determination of the biologically significant N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) drug binding interaction mechanism between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human α-1 acid glycoprotein (HAG) using various optical spectroscopy and computational methods. The steady state fluorescence spectroscopy result suggests that the fluorescence intensity of BSA and HAG was quenched by NANA in a static mode of quenching. Further time-resolved emission spectroscopy measurements confirm that mode of quenching mechanism of NANA in the BSA and HAG system. The FT-IR, excitation-emission matrix and circular dichroism (CD) analysis confirms the presence of NANA in the HAG, BSA system, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis shows that NANA transfers energy between the HAG and BSA system. The molecular docking result shows good binding affinity in both protein complexes, and further molecular dynamics simulations and charge distribution analysis were performed to gain more insight into the binding interaction mechanism of NANA in the HAG and BSA complex. © 2018 American Chemical Society