A spectroscopic insight into the interaction of chromene 1,2,4-oxadiazole-based compounds with bovine serum albumin

Abstract

Four synthesized 2H-chromene-based 1,2,4-oxadiazole compounds (6a-6d) were studied for binding with bovine serum albumin (BSA) by different spectroscopic and thermodynamic analyses. A molecular docking program was used to find out the possible binding sites and binding affinity of 2H-chromene based 1,2,4-oxadiazole compounds with bovine serum albumin (BSA). The intrinsic fluorescence of BSA was quenched by these compounds through static quenching mechanism, and the estimated binding constant (Kb) value was found to be 1.5 × 103–10 × 103. The conformational changes of BSA were monitored by circular dichroism analysis, and it was observed that BSA is structurally stable in the presence of these compounds. The thermodynamic results indicated that the interaction process is spontaneous and the binding between oxadiazole compounds and BSA is mainly driven by hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces. This study would be helpful to understand the biological benefits of oxadiazole-based compounds as well as the nature of interactions with biomolecules.