Investigation by DFT Methods of the Damage of Human Serum Albumin Including Amino Acid Derivative Schiff Base Zn(II) Complexes by IR-FEL Irradiation

An infrared free electron laser (IR-FEL) can decompose aggregated proteins by excitation of vibrational bands. In this study, we prepared hybrid materials of protein (human serum albumin; HSA) including several new Schiff base Zn(II) complexes incorporating amino acid (alanine and valine) or dipepti...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 20; no. 11; p. 2846
Main Authors: Onami, Yuika, Koya, Ryousuke, Kawasaki, Takayasu, Aizawa, Hiroki, Nakagame, Ryo, Miyagawa, Yoshito, Haraguchi, Tomoyuki, Akitsu, Takashiro, Tsukiyama, Koichi, Palafox, Mauricio A
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Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11-06-2019
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Summary:An infrared free electron laser (IR-FEL) can decompose aggregated proteins by excitation of vibrational bands. In this study, we prepared hybrid materials of protein (human serum albumin; HSA) including several new Schiff base Zn(II) complexes incorporating amino acid (alanine and valine) or dipeptide (gly-gly) derivative moieties, which were synthesized and characterized with UV-vis, circular dichroism (CD), and IR spectra. Density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations were also performed to investigate vibrational modes of the Zn(II) complexes. An IR-FEL was used to irradiate HSA as well as hybrid materials of HSA-Zn(II) complexes at wavelengths corresponding to imine C=N, amide I, and amide II bands. Analysis of secondary structures suggested that including a Zn(II) complex into HSA led to the structural change of HSA, resulting in a more fragile structure than the original HSA. The result was one of the characteristic features of vibrational excitation of IR-FEL in contrast to electronic excitation by UV or visible light.
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ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms20112846