Enantioselectivity of the binding of (S)- and (R)-7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepines to human serum albumin

Farmaco Sci. 1985 Mar;40(3):209-17.

Abstract

By combining the gel filtration and circular dichroism (CD) methods in studying the binding of chiral (S)/(R)-(I) to human serum albumin (HSA) the following results were obtained: HSA affinity for (S)-(I) is about 17 times higher than for (R)-(I); there exist two independent and nonequivalent binding sites for (S)-(I), and one site of lower affinity for (R)-(I); at equimolar concentrations of (I) and HSA, (S)-enantiomer is bound up to 45%, but (R)-enantiomer binds up to 22% only; differential CD-spectra at various concentrations, in the presence of HSA at 1.45 X 10(-5) M concentration, reveals distortions of the chromophoric system i.e. of the conformation of (S)-(I). This effect, and the low affinity of both enantiomers for HSA, allows only a qualitative interpretation of CD-data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzodiazepines / blood
  • Benzodiazepines / metabolism*
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Humans
  • Protein Binding
  • Receptors, GABA-A / metabolism
  • Serum Albumin / metabolism*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Receptors, GABA-A
  • Serum Albumin
  • Benzodiazepines