Namrata Singh
DY Patil’s Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, India
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Neurol Neurophysiol
Statement of the Problem: The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a drug can be well understood and interpreted by
measuring the extent of drug binding to plasma proteins. Reliability of a protein-protein interaction model specific to Alzheimerâ??s
disease (AD), can lead to screening, and prioritization of novel protein candidates [1]. Thus, the investigation of such molecules with
respect to albumin binding is of imperative and fundamental significance.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: Spectroscopic (UV-Visible absorption, steady-state fluorescence, and circular dichroism)
and calorimetric (isothermal titration calorimetry) techniques have been employed to investigate the interactions of water-soluble
novel Novel Alzheimerâ??s drug candidates (7-MEOTA-donepezil like compounds) with bovine serum albumins (BSA) under
physiological conditions. Fluorescence quenching spectra in combination with circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was used to
investigate the drug-binding mode, the binding constant and the protein structure changes. The apparent binding constants and
number of substantive binding sites using site markers (warfarin and diazepam) have been evaluated by fluorescence quenching
method. The thermal unfolding of BSA in absence and presence of drugs has been studied by CD spectroscopy.
Findings: The drugs substantially quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA. Synchronous fluorescence studies indicate the binding
of selected Alzheimerâ??s drugs with BSA mostly changes the polarity around tryptophan residues rather than tyrosine residues. The
circular dichroism studies indicate that the binding has induced the considerable amount of conformational changes in the protein.
However, calorimetric studies did not manifest drug-protein binding.
Conclusion & Significance: Binding of the selected Alzheimerâ??s drug revealed a static quenching mechanism through hydrogen
bonds and van der Waalâ??s attraction. The thermodynamic parameters indicated that hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction played
the main role in the binding. An understanding of detailed energetic and mechanism of binding may be useful for providing safer
and effective therapies for Alzheimerâ??s disease and diagnoses in clinical settings as well [2]. A systematic review of attempts and
achievements of such interactions has been done and future scope has been predicted. Outcomes for therapy with AD drugs already
under clinical trials have been studied carefully and discussed.
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