Comprehensive views toward the biomolecular recognition of an anticancer drug, leflunomide with human serum albumin

Kabir, Md. Zahirul and Tayyab, Hafsa and Erkmen, Cem and Mohamad, Saharuddin B. and Uslu, Bengi (2024) Comprehensive views toward the biomolecular recognition of an anticancer drug, leflunomide with human serum albumin. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 42 (14). pp. 7257-7271. ISSN 0739-1102, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2239931.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2239931

Abstract

Biomolecular association of an anticancer drug, leflunomide (LEF) with human serum albumin (HSA), the leading ligands carrier in human circulation was characterized using biophysical (i.e., fluorescence, absorption and voltammetric) methods and computational (i.e., molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation) techniques. Evaluations of fluorescence, absorption and voltammetric findings endorsed the complex formation between LEF and HSA. An inverse relationship of Stern-Volmer constant-temperature and hyperchromic shift of the protein's absorption signal with addition of LEF con-firmed the LEF quenched the HSA fluorescence through static process. Moderate nature of binding strength (binding constant = 2.76-4.77 x 10(4) M-1) was detected towards the LEF-HSA complexation, while the association process was naturally driven via hydrophobic interactions, van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds, as evident from changes in entropy (?S= + 19.91 J mol K--1(-1)) and enthalpy (?H = -20.09 kJ mol (-1)), and molecular docking assessments. Spectral analyses of synchron-ous and three-dimensional fluorescence validated microenvironmental fluctuations near Trp and Tyr residues upon LEF binding to the protein. LEF association with HSA significantly defended tempera-ture-induced destabilization of the protein. Although LEF was found to attach to HSA at Sudlow's sites I and II, but exhibited greater preference toward its site I, as detected by the investigations of com-petitive site-marker displacement. Molecular dynamics simulation assessment revealed that the com-plex attained equilibrium throughout simulations, showing the LEF-HSA complex constancy.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) (121C051)
Uncontrolled Keywords: leflunomide; human serum albumin; ligand-protein interaction; biophysical methods; computational techniques
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history
R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 30 Dec 2024 02:15
Last Modified: 30 Dec 2024 02:15
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/47165

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