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Investigation of the interaction between isopropyl derivative of thiosalicylic acid and human serum albumin
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1  University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Svetozara Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
2  University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Department of Science, Jovana Cvijića bb, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
3  University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Radoja Domanovića 12, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
Academic Editor: Maria Emília Sousa

https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2023-15703 (registering DOI)
Abstract:

According to research, thiosalicylic acid has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic effects. Additionally, some of its derivatives have shown significant antimicrobial and antitumor activity. In vitro studies have also shown that S-alkyl derivatives of thiosalicylic acid exhibit moderate and dose-dependent cytotoxic effects on human colon and lung carcinoma cells. In this reserach, we utilized various spectroscopic methods and molecular docking simulation to examine the binding interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and potential biologically active isopropyl derivatives of thiosalicylic acid (ligand, L). To analyze the quenching mechanism, the association constants and number of binding sites were utilized based on the obtained results. The tested L and HSA had a static fluorescence quenching mechanism, while their binding processes were spontaneous. Additionally, UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy revealed that the binding of the tested L induced slight conformational changes in HSA.

Keywords: Human serum albumin; Thiosalicylic acid; Spectroscopic measurements; Docking simulations
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