π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides

Autores
Roveri, Oscar Angel; Braslavsky, S. E.
Año de publicación
2012
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inglés
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We have previously reported that bovine serum albumin (BSA) and other proteins that do not contain prosthetic groups exhibited a weak light absorption in the visible, only detectable by pulsed laser-induced optoacoustic spectroscopy (LIOAS). Human serum albumin (HSA) exhibited signals 25% higher than those observed with BSA. Signals comparable to those obtained with BSA were observed with poly(L-Trp, L-Lys), poly(L-Trp, L-Arg) or poly(L-Trp, L-Orn) at pH 7.0. No signals were obtained when tryptophan was replaced by other amino acids or when free tryptophan or the tripeptide Lys-Trp-Lys was assayed ( pH 7.0). Tryptophan in HCl 5 N produced LIOAS signals similar to those produced by tryptophan-containing copolymers. Moreover, the absorption peak could be observed in a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Therefore, the LIOAS signals obtained with BSA, HSA, and tryptophan-containing random copolymers may be attributed to a new transition of the indole moiety of their tryptophan residues when “protonated”. Tryptophan residues of proteins are known to participate in π-cation interactions, which are important in protein stability and function. As a matter of fact, HSA and BSA contain an internal tryptophan in close proximity to lysine and arginine residues and therefore suitable for π-cation interactions. The strength of this type of interaction strongly depends on distances and relative orientations of both amino acid residues. Accordingly, these interactions should be highly sensitive to conformational changes. Based on preliminary results that have shown that LIOAS signal at 532 nm depended on the aggregation state of BSA and/or on the oxidation state of its Cys-34, we postulate that the LIOAS signal observed with proteins and tryptophan-containing polypeptides are related to Trp-Lys or Trp-Arg interactions and that the intensity of the signal depends on the strength of such interactions.
Fil: Roveri, Oscar Angel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Braslavsky, S. E.. Max-Planck-Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry; Alemania
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PI-CATION INTERACTION
HUMAN ALBUMIN
TRYPTOPHAN
LIOAS
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spelling π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptidesRoveri, Oscar AngelBraslavsky, S. E.PI-CATION INTERACTIONHUMAN ALBUMINTRYPTOPHANLIOAShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We have previously reported that bovine serum albumin (BSA) and other proteins that do not contain prosthetic groups exhibited a weak light absorption in the visible, only detectable by pulsed laser-induced optoacoustic spectroscopy (LIOAS). Human serum albumin (HSA) exhibited signals 25% higher than those observed with BSA. Signals comparable to those obtained with BSA were observed with poly(L-Trp, L-Lys), poly(L-Trp, L-Arg) or poly(L-Trp, L-Orn) at pH 7.0. No signals were obtained when tryptophan was replaced by other amino acids or when free tryptophan or the tripeptide Lys-Trp-Lys was assayed ( pH 7.0). Tryptophan in HCl 5 N produced LIOAS signals similar to those produced by tryptophan-containing copolymers. Moreover, the absorption peak could be observed in a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Therefore, the LIOAS signals obtained with BSA, HSA, and tryptophan-containing random copolymers may be attributed to a new transition of the indole moiety of their tryptophan residues when “protonated”. Tryptophan residues of proteins are known to participate in π-cation interactions, which are important in protein stability and function. As a matter of fact, HSA and BSA contain an internal tryptophan in close proximity to lysine and arginine residues and therefore suitable for π-cation interactions. The strength of this type of interaction strongly depends on distances and relative orientations of both amino acid residues. Accordingly, these interactions should be highly sensitive to conformational changes. Based on preliminary results that have shown that LIOAS signal at 532 nm depended on the aggregation state of BSA and/or on the oxidation state of its Cys-34, we postulate that the LIOAS signal observed with proteins and tryptophan-containing polypeptides are related to Trp-Lys or Trp-Arg interactions and that the intensity of the signal depends on the strength of such interactions.Fil: Roveri, Oscar Angel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Braslavsky, S. E.. Max-Planck-Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry; AlemaniaRoyal Society of Chemistry2012-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/195617Roveri, Oscar Angel; Braslavsky, S. E.; π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides; Royal Society of Chemistry; Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences; 11; 6-2012; 962-9661474-905XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/c2pp05341ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1039/c2pp05341ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:23:18Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/195617instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:23:18.927CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
title π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
spellingShingle π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
Roveri, Oscar Angel
PI-CATION INTERACTION
HUMAN ALBUMIN
TRYPTOPHAN
LIOAS
title_short π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
title_full π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
title_fullStr π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
title_full_unstemmed π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
title_sort π-Cation interactions as the origin of the weak absorption at 532 nm observed in tryptophan-containing polypeptides
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Roveri, Oscar Angel
Braslavsky, S. E.
author Roveri, Oscar Angel
author_facet Roveri, Oscar Angel
Braslavsky, S. E.
author_role author
author2 Braslavsky, S. E.
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv PI-CATION INTERACTION
HUMAN ALBUMIN
TRYPTOPHAN
LIOAS
topic PI-CATION INTERACTION
HUMAN ALBUMIN
TRYPTOPHAN
LIOAS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We have previously reported that bovine serum albumin (BSA) and other proteins that do not contain prosthetic groups exhibited a weak light absorption in the visible, only detectable by pulsed laser-induced optoacoustic spectroscopy (LIOAS). Human serum albumin (HSA) exhibited signals 25% higher than those observed with BSA. Signals comparable to those obtained with BSA were observed with poly(L-Trp, L-Lys), poly(L-Trp, L-Arg) or poly(L-Trp, L-Orn) at pH 7.0. No signals were obtained when tryptophan was replaced by other amino acids or when free tryptophan or the tripeptide Lys-Trp-Lys was assayed ( pH 7.0). Tryptophan in HCl 5 N produced LIOAS signals similar to those produced by tryptophan-containing copolymers. Moreover, the absorption peak could be observed in a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Therefore, the LIOAS signals obtained with BSA, HSA, and tryptophan-containing random copolymers may be attributed to a new transition of the indole moiety of their tryptophan residues when “protonated”. Tryptophan residues of proteins are known to participate in π-cation interactions, which are important in protein stability and function. As a matter of fact, HSA and BSA contain an internal tryptophan in close proximity to lysine and arginine residues and therefore suitable for π-cation interactions. The strength of this type of interaction strongly depends on distances and relative orientations of both amino acid residues. Accordingly, these interactions should be highly sensitive to conformational changes. Based on preliminary results that have shown that LIOAS signal at 532 nm depended on the aggregation state of BSA and/or on the oxidation state of its Cys-34, we postulate that the LIOAS signal observed with proteins and tryptophan-containing polypeptides are related to Trp-Lys or Trp-Arg interactions and that the intensity of the signal depends on the strength of such interactions.
Fil: Roveri, Oscar Angel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Braslavsky, S. E.. Max-Planck-Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry; Alemania
description We have previously reported that bovine serum albumin (BSA) and other proteins that do not contain prosthetic groups exhibited a weak light absorption in the visible, only detectable by pulsed laser-induced optoacoustic spectroscopy (LIOAS). Human serum albumin (HSA) exhibited signals 25% higher than those observed with BSA. Signals comparable to those obtained with BSA were observed with poly(L-Trp, L-Lys), poly(L-Trp, L-Arg) or poly(L-Trp, L-Orn) at pH 7.0. No signals were obtained when tryptophan was replaced by other amino acids or when free tryptophan or the tripeptide Lys-Trp-Lys was assayed ( pH 7.0). Tryptophan in HCl 5 N produced LIOAS signals similar to those produced by tryptophan-containing copolymers. Moreover, the absorption peak could be observed in a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Therefore, the LIOAS signals obtained with BSA, HSA, and tryptophan-containing random copolymers may be attributed to a new transition of the indole moiety of their tryptophan residues when “protonated”. Tryptophan residues of proteins are known to participate in π-cation interactions, which are important in protein stability and function. As a matter of fact, HSA and BSA contain an internal tryptophan in close proximity to lysine and arginine residues and therefore suitable for π-cation interactions. The strength of this type of interaction strongly depends on distances and relative orientations of both amino acid residues. Accordingly, these interactions should be highly sensitive to conformational changes. Based on preliminary results that have shown that LIOAS signal at 532 nm depended on the aggregation state of BSA and/or on the oxidation state of its Cys-34, we postulate that the LIOAS signal observed with proteins and tryptophan-containing polypeptides are related to Trp-Lys or Trp-Arg interactions and that the intensity of the signal depends on the strength of such interactions.
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