Publication Type Journal Article
Title Interaction of [(VO)-O-IV(acac)(2)] with Human Serum Transferrin and Albumin
Authors Isabel Correia Ielyzaveta Chorna Isabel Cavaco Somnath Roy Maxim L. Kuznetsov Nádia Ribeiro Gonçalo C. Justino Fernanda M. Marques Teresa Santos-Silva Marino F.A. Santos M. Santos E. Hugo Jose L. Capelo James Doutch J.C. Pessoa
Groups BIOIN CCC
Journal CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
Year 2017
Month August
Volume 12
Number 16
Pages 2062-2084
Abstract VO(acac)(2)] is a remarkable vanadium compound and has potential as a therapeutic drug. It is important to clarify how it is transported in blood, but the reports addressing its binding to serum proteins have been contradictory. We use several spectroscopic and mass spectrometric techniques (ESI and MALDI-TOF), small-angle X-ray scattering and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) to characterize solutions containing [VO(acac)(2)] and either human serum apotransferrin (apoHTF) or albumin (HSA). DFT and modeling protein calculations are carried out to disclose the type of binding to apoHTF. The measured circular dichroism spectra, SEC and MALDI-TOF data clearly prove that at least two VOacac moieties may bind to apoHTF, most probably forming [(VO)-O-IV(acac)(apoHTF)] complexes with residues of the HTF binding sites. No indication of binding of [VO(acac)(2)] to HSA is obtained. We conclude that (VO)-O-IV-acac species may be transported in blood by transferrin. At very low complex concentrations speciation calculations suggest that [(VO)(apoHTF)] species form.
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asia.201700469
ISBN
Publisher WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Book Title
ISSN 1861-4728
EISSN 1861-471X
Conference Name
Bibtex ID ISI:000409254100012
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