Biophysical and in silico investigations of the molecular association between a potent RNA polymerase inhibitor, thiolutin and human serum albumin

Kabir, Md Zahirul and Benbekhti, Zineddine and Ridzwan, Nor Farrah Wahidah and Merrouche, Rabiaa and Bouras, Noureddine and Mohamad, Saharuddin B. and Tayyab, Saad (2020) Biophysical and in silico investigations of the molecular association between a potent RNA polymerase inhibitor, thiolutin and human serum albumin. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 303. ISSN 0167-7322, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112648.

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Abstract

Biomolecular association of thiolutin (TLT), a potent RNA polymerase inhibitor with albumin from human serum (HSA), the main transporter in blood plasma was examined using various biophysical and in silico techniques. An inverse correlation between the Stem-Volmer constant, K-SV and temperature predicted TLT-induced quenching as the static quenching, hence suggested TLT-HSA complex formation. This was also supported by UV-vis absorption spectral results. A weak binding affinity was registered towards the complex formation, as evident from the binding constant, K-a value. Thermodynamic data obtained at different temperatures as well as molecular docking analysis revealed participation of hydrophobic and van der Waals forces as well as hydrogen bonds in TLT-HSA complexation. Binding of TLT to HSA was found to alter the microenvironment around HSA fluorophores (Tyr and Trp), as manifested by three-dimensional fluorescence spectra. Presence of TLT in association with HSA offered protection to the protein against temperature-induced destabilization. Competitive site-marker displacement experiments using warfarin, phenylbutazone and hemin identified the preferred TLT binding site as Sudlow's site I in HSA, which was also validated by molecular docking analysis. Molecular dynamics assessments disclosed that the complex reached equilibrium during simulations, indicating the stability of the TLT-HSA complex. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Thiolutin; Human serum albumin; Drug-protein interaction; Fluorescence quenching; Molecular dynamic simulations
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2023 07:59
Last Modified: 01 Dec 2023 07:59
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/36788

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