Investigation of the interaction between colloidal TiO(2) and bovine hemoglobin using spectral methods

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2008 Sep 1;65(2):190-6. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2008.04.001. Epub 2008 Apr 15.

Abstract

The interaction between bovine hemoglobin (BHb) and TiO(2) colloid was investigated by UV/vis absorption, UV/vis diffuse reflectance spectrum, IR, fluorescence, synchronous fluorescence, and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra techniques under physiological pH 7.40. TiO(2) effectively quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of BHb via static quenching. The process of binding TiO(2) on BHb was a spontaneous molecular interaction procedure. The thermodynamic parameters, DeltaH degrees and DeltaS degrees were estimated to be -78.07 kJ mol(-1), -110.93 J mol(-1)K(-1) according to the van' Hoff equation. This indicates that the van der Waals and hydrogen bonds interactions played a major role in stabilizing the TiO(2)-BHb complex. The effect of TiO(2) on the conformation of BHb was analyzed using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Colloids*
  • Hemoglobins / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Colloids
  • Hemoglobins
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium