Issue 41, 2016

Exploring the thermodynamics and conformational aspects of nicotinic acid binding with bovine serum albumin: a detailed calorimetric, spectroscopic and molecular docking study

Abstract

The present study reports comprehensive energetic and conformational aspects of the binding of an antihyperlipidemic drug, nicotinic acid (NA), with a model transport protein, bovine serum albumin (BSA) by calorimetry, light scattering, spectroscopic (absorption, fluorescence, 1H-NMR, and circular dichroism) and molecular docking methods. The calorimetric result reveals that NA binds to BSA in a sequential way with a stronger affinity (∼104 M−1) for the first binding site. The study in the presence of various co-solutes (salt, tetrabutylammonium bromide, sucrose, and surfactants) indicates the significant contribution of electrostatic as well as hydrophobic interactions but insignificant contribution of hydrogen bonding to the binding process. In addition, NA was also observed to bind with BSA through π–π interactions as revealed by 1H-NMR and the molecular docking study. The spectroscopic analysis reveals the formation of a complex via a static quenching mechanism. The presence of two sequential binding events has been successfully explained by calorimetry which has also been supported by the fluorescence study. The changes in the size as well as in the secondary structure of BSA were observed upon binding with NA. The stronger binding of NA at Sudlow site I (subdomain IIA) of BSA has been explored by the molecular docking study in combination with specific site probe experiments. Casting light on such drug–protein interactions helps in better understanding the biomolecular recognition and opens up new approaches in rational drug-design processes.

Graphical abstract: Exploring the thermodynamics and conformational aspects of nicotinic acid binding with bovine serum albumin: a detailed calorimetric, spectroscopic and molecular docking study

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 dec 2015
Accepted
26 mar 2016
First published
31 mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 34754-34769

Exploring the thermodynamics and conformational aspects of nicotinic acid binding with bovine serum albumin: a detailed calorimetric, spectroscopic and molecular docking study

T. S. Banipal, A. Kaur, I. A. Khan and P. K. Banipal, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 34754 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA28028A

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