Spectroscopic studies on the interaction between silicotungstic acid and bovine serum albumin

The interaction between silicotungstic acid and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated using fluorescence and UV/vis. The experimental results showed that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by silicotungstic acid is a result of the formation of SiW–BSA complex; static quenching and non-radiative energy transferring were confirmed to result in the fluorescence quenching. The binding site number n, apparent binding constant K_A and corresponding thermodynamic parameters were measured at different temperatures. The process of binding SiW molecule on BSA was a spontaneous molecular interaction procedure in which entropy increased and Gibbs free energy decreased. Hydrophobic interaction force plays a major role in stabilizing the complex. The effect of silicotungstic acid on the conformation of BSA was analyzed using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy.