Abstract:
:Possible interaction between immunosuppressive drug, azathioprine, and calf thymus DNA was explored by cyclic voltammetry, spectrophotometry, competitive spectrofluorimetry, circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD), and viscosity measurements. Cyclic voltammetry showed negative shift in the reduction peak of azathioprine in the presence of DNA, and large decrease in peak current, referring to the predominance of electrostatic forces. The binding constant was calculated to be 1.22×10(3)M(-1). Absorption hyperchromism without shift in wavelength was observed when DNA was added to azathioprine solution. Competitive fluorescence experiments were conducted by using Hoechst 33258 and methylene blue as probes for minor groove and intercalation binding modes, respectively. The studies showed that azathioprine could release Hoechst 33258, while negligible effect was detected in the case of methylene blue. Stern-Volmer quenching constant (KSV) and complex formation constant (Kf) were obtained from the fluorescence measurements to be 7.6×10(3)M(-1) and 7.76×10(4)M(-1), respectively, at 298K. Enthalpy and entropy changes during the interaction between azathioprine and DNA were calculated from Van't Hoff plot (ΔH=-20.2kJmol(-1); ΔS=26.11Jmol(-1)K(-1) at 298K) which showed an exothermic spontaneous reaction, and involvement of electrostatic forces in the complex formation with DNA. Moreover, circular dichroism studies revealed that azathioprine induced detectable changes in the negative band of DNA spectrum. Viscosity of DNA solution decreased in the presence of azathioprine, showed a non-intercalative mode of interaction. Finally, molecular docking calculations showed that in the lowest energy level of drug-DNA complex, azathioprine approaches the minor grooves of DNA.
journal_name
Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Jalali F,Rasaee Gdoi
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.08.025subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-11-01 00:00:00pages
427-34eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
S0141-8130(15)00560-7journal_volume
81pub_type
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