Aspirin binding and the effect of albumin on spontaneous and enzyme-catalysed hydrolysis

A method of measuring the binding of aspirin to albumin without the interference of hydrolysis was developed. At concentrations of 10 mg litre^?1, aspirin is about 85% bound to bovine serum albumin (4 g%), whereas its hydrolysis product, salicylic acid, is 95% bound. Salicylic acid was shown to displace aspirin from albumin binding sites. Both salicylic acid and aspirin bind more strongly to bovine serum albumin than to human serum albumin at protein concentrations of 4 g%. Protein binding protected aspirin against spontaneous hydrolysis although protein-bound aspirin still hydrolysed at a finite rate. In contrast, albumin enhanced the enzyme-catalysed hydrolysis of aspirin. By using a simple model, the rate constants for the individual processes contributing to the overall hydrolysis rate constant in the presence of albumin and esterase are calculated.     

Nicotinate esters: their binding to and hydrolysis by human serum albumin.

Nicotinate esters were studied for their binding to, and hydrolysis by, human serum albumin. Some esters (ethyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl) were bound but not hydrolysed, while others (2-chloroethyl, 2-butoxyethyl) displayed the opposite behaviour; 1-carbamoylethyl ester was neither bound nor readily hydrolysed. Only p-methoxyphenyl nicotinate was both a ligand and a substrate, and its rate constants of binding and hydrolysis were calculated in a stepwise procedure using a kinetic model.     

Evaluation of the binding effect of human serum albumin on the properties of granules

The main objective of this study was the application of a solution of human serum albumin as a granulating fluid. The properties of the granules formed were evaluated and compared with those when a conventional binder was applied in the same concentration. The powder mixture contained a soluble (mannitol) and an insoluble component (different types of cellulose). The protein solution applied exerted an appropriate aggregating effect if the system contained microcrystalline celluloses. Powdered cellulose was not suitable for the granulation with human serum albumin solution. As compared with the same concentration of the conventionally applied cellulose ethers as binder, the prepared granules exhibited a larger particle size, a significantly better compressibility, a higher breaking hardness and a favourable deformation process. These findings mainly reflect the good adhesive properties of the protein. The best compressibility and mechanical behaviour were attained on the application of the microcrystalline cellulose Vivapur type 105. This favourable behaviour may be connected with the wettability of cellulose. These results suggest that the formulation of tablets may be easier from an active agent in the serum that binds to albumin (e.g. interferon) since the amount of additives (binder) can be reduced.     

Evaluation of the binding effect of human serum albumin on the properties of granules

The main objective of this study was the application of a solution of human serum albumin as a granulating fluid. The properties of the granules formed were evaluated and compared with those when a conventional binder was applied in the same concentration. The powder mixture contained a soluble (mannitol) and an insoluble component (different types of cellulose). The protein solution applied exerted an appropriate aggregating effect if the system contained microcrystalline celluloses. Powdered cellulose was not suitable for the granulation with human serum albumin solution. As compared with the same concentration of the conventionally applied cellulose ethers as binder, the prepared granules exhibited a larger particle size, a significantly better compressibility, a higher breaking hardness and a favourable deformation process. These findings mainly reflect the good adhesive properties of the protein. The best compressibility and mechanical behaviour were attained on the application of the microcrystalline cellulose Vivapur type 105. This favourable behaviour may be connected with the wettability of cellulose. These results suggest that the formulation of tablets may be easier from an active agent in the serum that binds to albumin (e.g. interferon) since the amount of additives (binder) can be reduced.     

Binding of phenytoin, L-tryptophan and O-methyl red to albumin. Unexpected effect of albumin concentration on the binding of phenytoin and L-tryptophan

The binding of phenyl in and o-methyl red to HSA and the binding of L-tryptophan to BSA has been studied by equilibrium dialysis at 37°, pH 7.4. The data for the binding of o-methyl red to HSA studied by either variation of the o-methyl red concentration or variation of the albumin concentration gave identical Scatchard plots. Scatchard plots of the data obtained for phenytoin and l-tryptophan, at constant ligand concentration, but with a range of albumin concentrations, were unusual and had a positive slope. Values for the apparent association constant (k) and number of binding sites (n) could not be obtained from these plots, but it was apparent that n and/or k decrease as albumin concentration increases.     

The effect of pH on the binding of sodium aurothiosulphate to human serum albumin. A possible binding mechanism

The effect of pH on the binding of aurothiosulphate to human serum albumin was studied in unbuffered solutions at 37 degrees and ionic strength 0.15-0.16 M. In the investigated pH range, 6.3-8.4, the effect of pH on the high affinity association constant K1 was very different from that on the lower affinity constants K2-K4. K1 was virtually constant except for a two-fold decrease in the narrow pH range 7.5-7.9, which was explained as a H+ induced local conformation change in the environment of site 1. Contrary to this, K2-K4 decreased monotonically with increasing pH, which could be entirely accounted for by a change in electrostatic interaction. A conceivable binding mechanism consistent with the results might be: that gold binds as Au+ to the high affinity binding site by exchanging a H+ and that this site might be the free sulphydryl group in cysteine or the terminal alpha-amino group; and that gold binds as Au(S2O3)3-(2) to the lower affinity binding sites which might be the protonated basic side chain group, i.e. epsilon-amino groups.     

Interaction of human serum albumin with furosemide glucuronide: a role of albumin in isomerization, hydrolysis, reversible binding and irreversible binding of a 1-O-acyl glucuronide metabolite

Furosemide 1-O-acyl glucuronide (Fgnd) was reversibly bound to a single class of binding sites on human serum albumin (HSA), and the binding of Fgnd decreased with increasing F concentrations, suggesting that Fgnd binds to the same warfarin binding sites on HSA as F binds. The rate of Fgnd degradation (hydrolysis and acyl migration) decreased in the presence of HSA. Although the formation of acyl migration isomers of Fgnd was slower in the presence of HSA than in its absence, hydrolysis of Fgnd to F was faster in the presence of HSA. Rapid minor irreversible binding of Fgnd to HSA within 30 min was followed by slow major irreversible binding. Slow irreversible binding of Fgnd to HSA was decreased by F, though not significantly. This suggests that major irreversible binding may proceed via reversible binding. It has been reported that acyl migration is a prerequisite for irreversible binding. Therefore, these results indicate that HSA decreases irreversible binding of Fgnd to protein by suppressing acyl migration. Furthermore, these results suggest that HSA may prevent irreversible binding of Fgnd to other proteins in the body by decreasing the concentration of reactive Fgnd in the unbound form. HSA eliminates reactive Fgnd by hydrolysis to F. Therefore, it is concluded that HSA works as a scavenger to decrease reactive compounds by reversible binding or eliminates reactive compounds by irreversible binding.     

A biochromatographic framework to evaluate the calcium effect on the antihypertensive molecule-human serum albumin binding

The Ca(2+) cation effect on the antihypertensive molecule binding on human serum albumin (HSA) was studied by biochromatography. The thermodynamic parameters corresponding to this binding were determined for a wide range of Ca(2+) concentration (x). For the two antihypertensive molecules under study, their binding to HSA can be divided into two Ca(2+) cation concentration regions due to a HSA phase transition. This result was confirmed by an enthalpy-entropy investigation. For a low x value (below x(c)=1.6 mmol l(-1)), the HSA cavity was in an ordered solid-like state leading to an increase in the interactions between the antihypertensive drugs and the HSA cavity and consequently, a solute-HSA affinity increase. For x above x(c), the HSA cavity was in a disordered solid-like state, implying a decrease in the antihypertensive drug-HSA binding.     

Binding and hydrolysis of soman by human serum albumin

Human plasma and fatty acid free human albumin were incubated with soman at pH 8.0 and 25 degrees C. Four methods were used to monitor the reaction of albumin with soman: progressive inhibition of the aryl acylamidase activity of albumin, the release of fluoride ion from soman, 31P NMR, and mass spectrometry. Inhibition (phosphonylation) was slow with a bimolecular rate constant of 15 +/- 3 M(-1) min (-1). MALDI-TOF and tandem mass spectrometry of the soman-albumin adduct showed that albumin was phosphonylated on tyrosine 411. No secondary dealkylation of the adduct (aging) occurred. Covalent docking simulations and 31P NMR experiments showed that albumin has no enantiomeric preference for the four stereoisomers of soman. Spontaneous reactivation at pH 8.0 and 25 degrees C, measured as regaining of aryl acylamidase activity and decrease of covalent adduct (pinacolyl methylphosphonylated albumin) by NMR, occurred at a rate of 0.0044 h (-1), indicating that the adduct is quite stable ( t1/2 = 6.5 days). At pH 7.4 and 22 degrees C, the covalent soman-albumin adduct, measured by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, was more stable ( t1/2 = 20 days). Though the concentration of albumin in plasma is very high (about 0.6 mM), its reactivity with soman (phosphonylation and phosphotriesterase activity) is too slow to play a major role in detoxification of the highly toxic organophosphorus compound soman. Increasing the bimolecular rate constant of albumin for organophosphates is a protein engineering challenge that could lead to a new class of bioscavengers to be used against poisoning by nerve agents. Soman-albumin adducts detected by mass spectrometry could be useful for the diagnosis of soman exposure.     

Interaction between curcumin and human serum albumin in the presence of excipients and the effect of binding on curcumin photostability

Curcumin (Cur) is known to bind to human serum albumin (HSA) which may lead to a reduced phototoxic effect of the compound in the presence of serum or saliva. The influence of excipients on the Cur–HSA binding was studied by HSA florescence quenching and Cur absorption and emission spectroscopy in the presence and absence of the selected excipients. Photostabilty of Cur in the presence of HSA was evaluated, as well as the effect of excipients on HSA bound Cur photodegradation. Cyclodextrins (CDs) (2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and 2-hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin) and polymers (polyethylene glycol 400, PEG 400 and Pluronic F-127, PF-127) were selected for the study. CDs and PF-127 seem to decrease Cur binding to HSA, probably through competitive binding. Cur was still bound to HSA in polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions at the highest investigated concentration (5% w/v). However, high PEG concentration appears to have effect on the protein conformation, as shown by the fluorescence quenching study. Low Cur photostability in the presence of HSA could be improved by the addition of hydroxylpropyl-γ-cyclodextrin (HPγCD) to the samples, whereas PEG and PF-127 showed no effect.     

Circular dichroism studies on the inhibiting effect of oleic acid on the binding of diazepam to human serum albumin

The effect of a free fatty acid (oleic acid) on the binding of a benzodiazepine derivative (diazepam) to human serum albumin (HSA)¹ has been studied using the technique of circular dichroism. Both qualitative and quantitative results suggest that oleic acid significantly affects the binding of diazepam, even at low molar ratios to albumin (below 1:1). It is suggested that the displacement of bound diazepam occurs primarily through an allosteric mechanism.     

氯米芬与阿司匹林合用对排卵及子宫内膜的影响

目的观察减少氯米芬用量合用阿司匹林诱导排卵的结局及对子宫内膜厚度的影响。方法将30例不明原因排卵障碍的患者按就诊顺序,分为治疗剂量（50mg）氯米芬组（即CC组）,小剂量（25mg）氯米芬加阿司匹林（Aspirin）组（CC加Aspirin组）各15例,观察两组排卵的结局及子宫内膜厚度的变化,并与同期15例自然周期组进行对照。结果两组的排卵率无明显差异（P〉0．05）,但CC组子宫内膜厚度明显小于自然周期组,CC加Aspirin组子宫内膜厚度明显大于CC组。结论减少氯米芬用量对诱导排卵无明显影响,而合用小剂量阿司匹林能改善子宫内膜发育,提高妊娠率。     

盐酸西布曲明与牛血清白蛋白结合作用的光谱学研究

目的运用光谱学方法研究在生理pH值条件下盐酸西布曲明与牛血清白蛋白之间的结合作用。方法 通过荧光法和吸收光谱法确定了盐酸西布曲明对牛血清白蛋白的荧光猝灭机制。依据Scatchard方程测定了不同温度下该结合反应的结合常数和结合位点数。根据热力学方程讨论了两者间的主要作用力类型。结合同步荧光分析了盐酸西布曲明对牛血清白蛋白构象的影响。结果盐酸西布曲明对牛血清白蛋白的荧光猝灭机制为静态猝灭。在8，25和37 ℃时盐酸西布曲明与牛血清白蛋白的结合常数分别为1.21×10⁵，8.31×10⁴和6.97×10⁴ L·mol^-1，结合位点数均为1。结合反应的热力学参数为ΔH=-9.70 kJ·mol^-1，ΔS=56.41 J·mol^-1·K^-1。结论 两者结合的主要作用力类型是静电作用。盐酸西布曲明在体内能够被血清蛋白存储和转运且结合时对蛋白构象无影响。     

Warfarin-sulfinpyrazone interaction on binding to human serum albumin

Sulfinpyrazone displacement of warfarin from human serum albumin was studied in-vitro. At low sulfinpyrazone concentrations one molecule of warfarin is displaced on binding by one molecule of sulfinpyrazone. Clinical plasma concentrations of sulfinpyrazone are, however, too low to cause significant displacement.