Interaction of BODIPY dyes with bovine serum albumin: a case study on the aggregation of a click-BODIPY dye

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2016 Jun 7;18(21):14182-5. doi: 10.1039/c6cp00420b. Epub 2016 May 13.

Abstract

The fluorescence of BODIPY and click-BODIPY dyes was found to substantially increase in the presence of bovine serum albumin (BSA). BSA acted as a solubilizer for dye aggregates, in addition to being a conventional binding scaffold for the click-BODIPY dyes, indicating that disaggregation of fluorophores should be considered when evaluating dye-protein interactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Boron Compounds / chemistry
  • Boron Compounds / metabolism*
  • Cattle
  • Click Chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / metabolism*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
  • Boron Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine