Molecular recognition between anticancer drug, regorafenib and human serum albumin: interaction revisited

Kandandapani, Salanee and Kabir, Md. Zahirul and Tayyab, Hafsa and Mohamad, Saharuddin and Tayyab, Saad (2023) Molecular recognition between anticancer drug, regorafenib and human serum albumin: interaction revisited. Croatica Chemica Acta, 95 (2). pp. 57-68. ISSN 0011-1643, DOI https://doi.org/10.5562/cca3922.

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Abstract

The wet-lab techniques (fluorimetry and spectrophotometry), along with computational techniques (molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation), were applied to re-examine the association of an anticancer drug, regorafenib (REG) with human serum albumin (HSA). The REG-induced protein fluorescence quenching was characterized as static quenching based on a decrement in the KSV (Stern-Volmer constant) with increasing temperature and hyperchromic effect in the absorption spectra. The REG-HSA complex (Ka = 0.63 - 1.17 x 105 M-1) was stabilized by hydrophobic and van der Waals interactions in combination with hydrogen bonds, as revealed by thermodynamic data (& UDelta;rS' = +17.17 J mol-1 K-1 and & UDelta;rH' = -23.00 kJ mol-1), and further supported by molecular docking assessment. Microenvironmental fluctuations around HSA fluorophores and better protein stability against thermal stress were evident due to REG-HSA complexation. Accessibility of both Sudlow's Sites I and II but priority for Site I of the protein for REG was inferred by the competitive ligand displacement and molecular docking assessments. MD simulation results supported the stability of the complex.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Universiti Malaya Frontier Research Grant (FRG) 2017 FG025-17AFR
Uncontrolled Keywords: Human serum albumin; Regorafenib; Fluorescence quenching; Ligand-protein interaction
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 08 Nov 2025 11:00
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2025 11:00
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/49740

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