Study on the interaction of sodium morin-5-sulfonate with bovine serum albumin by spectroscopic techniques

Abstract

In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to study the interaction of sodium morin-5-sulfonate (NaMSA) with the transport proteins, bovine serum albumin (BSA) employing UV-vis, fluorometric and circular dichroism (CD) techniques. The experimental results indicated that the quenching mechanism of BSA by the compound was a static procedure. Various binding parameters were evaluated. The negative value of Δ H, positive value of Δ S and the negative value of Δ G indicated that electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding play major roles in the binding of the NaMSA and BSA. Based on the Forster's theory of non-radiation energy transfer, the binding distance, r, between the donor (BSA) and acceptor (NaMSA) was evaluated. The results of CD and UV-vis spectroscopy showed that the binding of this complex to BSA induces some conformational changes in BSA.