The interaction of baicalein with bovine serum albumin(BSA) was investigated with the help of spectroscopic and molecular docking studies.The binding affinity of baicalein towards BSA was estimated to be in order of...The interaction of baicalein with bovine serum albumin(BSA) was investigated with the help of spectroscopic and molecular docking studies.The binding affinity of baicalein towards BSA was estimated to be in order of 10~5 M^(-1) from fluorescence quenching studies.Negative ΔH°(-5.66 + 0.14 kJ/mol) and positive(ΔS°)(+ 79.96 + 0.65J/mol K) indicate the presence of electrostatic interactions along with the hydrophobic forces that result in a positive ΔS°.The hydrophobic association of baicalein with BSA diminishes in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) due to probable hydrophobic association of baicalein with SDS,resulting in a negative ΔS°(-40.65 + 0.87 J/mol K).Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight(MALDI-TOF) experiments indicate a 1:1 complexation between baicalein and BSA.The unfolding and refolding phenomena of BSA were investigated in the absence and presence of baicalein using steady-state and fluorescence lifetime measurements.It was observed that the presence of urea ruptured the non-covalent interaction between baicalein and BSA.The presence of metal ions(Ag~+,Mg^(2+),Ni^(2+),Mn^(2+),Co^(2+) and Zn^(2+)) increased the binding affinity of ligand towards BSA.The changes in conformational aspects of BSA after ligand binding were also investigated using circular dichroism(CD) and Fourier transform infrared(FT-IR) spectroscopic techniques.Site selectivity studies following molecular docking analyses indicated the binding of baicalein to site 1(subdomain MA) of BSA.展开更多
We improved the thermal equivalent-circuit model of the laser diode module(LDM) to evaluate its thermal dynamic properties and calculate the junction temperature of the laser diode with a high accuracy.The thermal p...We improved the thermal equivalent-circuit model of the laser diode module(LDM) to evaluate its thermal dynamic properties and calculate the junction temperature of the laser diode with a high accuracy.The thermal parameters and the transient junction temperature of the LDM are modeled and obtained according to the temperature of the thermistor integrated in the module.Our improved thermal model is verified indirectly by monitoring the emission wavelength of the laser diode against gas absorption lines,and several thermal parameters are obtained with the temperature uncertainty of 0.01 K in the thermal dynamic process.展开更多
基金Department of Science and Technology(DST,Project no.SR/SO/BB-54/2007),Government of India for financial support
文摘The interaction of baicalein with bovine serum albumin(BSA) was investigated with the help of spectroscopic and molecular docking studies.The binding affinity of baicalein towards BSA was estimated to be in order of 10~5 M^(-1) from fluorescence quenching studies.Negative ΔH°(-5.66 + 0.14 kJ/mol) and positive(ΔS°)(+ 79.96 + 0.65J/mol K) indicate the presence of electrostatic interactions along with the hydrophobic forces that result in a positive ΔS°.The hydrophobic association of baicalein with BSA diminishes in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) due to probable hydrophobic association of baicalein with SDS,resulting in a negative ΔS°(-40.65 + 0.87 J/mol K).Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight(MALDI-TOF) experiments indicate a 1:1 complexation between baicalein and BSA.The unfolding and refolding phenomena of BSA were investigated in the absence and presence of baicalein using steady-state and fluorescence lifetime measurements.It was observed that the presence of urea ruptured the non-covalent interaction between baicalein and BSA.The presence of metal ions(Ag~+,Mg^(2+),Ni^(2+),Mn^(2+),Co^(2+) and Zn^(2+)) increased the binding affinity of ligand towards BSA.The changes in conformational aspects of BSA after ligand binding were also investigated using circular dichroism(CD) and Fourier transform infrared(FT-IR) spectroscopic techniques.Site selectivity studies following molecular docking analyses indicated the binding of baicalein to site 1(subdomain MA) of BSA.
基金Project supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60938002)the Special-funded Program on National Key Scientific Instruments and Equipment Development of China (Grant No. 2012YQ06016501)the Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology,China (Grant No. 11JCYBJC04900)
文摘We improved the thermal equivalent-circuit model of the laser diode module(LDM) to evaluate its thermal dynamic properties and calculate the junction temperature of the laser diode with a high accuracy.The thermal parameters and the transient junction temperature of the LDM are modeled and obtained according to the temperature of the thermistor integrated in the module.Our improved thermal model is verified indirectly by monitoring the emission wavelength of the laser diode against gas absorption lines,and several thermal parameters are obtained with the temperature uncertainty of 0.01 K in the thermal dynamic process.