Saturation Transfer Difference NMR Spectroscopy for the Elucidation of Supramolecular Albumin-Polymer Interactions

ACS Macro Lett. 2021 Jul 20;10(7):819-824. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00270. Epub 2021 Jun 15.

Abstract

Albumin has consistently demonstrated its potential for enhancing the delivery of drugs and polymer-drug conjugates, binding via supramolecular forces within its multiple binding sites. Herein, we introduce saturation transfer difference (STD-NMR) as a method to identify the interactions between a polymer library and bovine serum albumin (BSA). With STD-NMR, the binding ability of polymers can be quickly screened by focusing on their individual structural features, making this technique more suitable for high throughput screening in comparison to traditional fluorescence studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Polymers* / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine* / chemistry

Substances

  • Polymers
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine