The toxicosis and detoxifcation of anionic/cationic surfactants targeted to bovine serum albumin

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2008 Jun;70(1):198-200. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2007.07.037. Epub 2007 Jul 31.

Abstract

By using the techniques of resonance light scattering (RLS) and absorption spectra, we studied the toxicosis and detoxifcation mechanism of anionic surfactant SDBS and cationic surfactant CTMAB targeted to bovine serum albumin (BSA). Small quantity of CTMAB combines with SDBS-BSA complex to form SDBS-BSA-CTMAB complex and the IRLS of system enhanced greatly. With the cumulation of quantity, CTMAB captures SDBS from SDBS-BSA complex by electrostatic attraction and CTMAB-SDBS complex forms, meanwhile BSA automatically frees, which is corresponding to the toxicosis and detoxifcation process. Absorption experiment validates that SDBS induces the denaturalization of BSA and CTMAB facilitates the refolding of this protein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Acetic Acid / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Anions
  • Buffers
  • Cations
  • Cattle
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Light
  • Protein Denaturation / drug effects
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / analysis*
  • Sodium Acetate / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Static Electricity
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*
  • Surface-Active Agents / toxicity*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Anions
  • Buffers
  • Cations
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Water
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Sodium Acetate
  • Acetic Acid