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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 8, Pages 1787-1795Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.04.028
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Human serum albumin; Phorate; Insecticide; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Molecular modeling; Cytotoxicity
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- Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy Chair for DNA Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
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Phorate, an organophosphorus insecticide is known for its adverse effects on acetylcholinesterase, and other neuronal and pulmonary activities. Most likely, the toxicity of drugs/agrochemicals is modulated through cellular distribution bound to plasma proteins. Therefore, the in vitro interaction of phorate with human serum albumin (HSA) has been investigated, using sensitive techniques like fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism, to ascertain its binding mechanism and toxicological implications. Fluorescence studies revealed the quenching constant (Ksv) as 2.5 x 10(4) M-1 and binding affinity (Ka) as 2.96 x 10(4) M-1 (r(2) = 0.99), with a primary binding site of phorate at sub-domain IIA of HSA. Circular dichroism (CD) data demonstrated a noticeable reduction in secondary structure (alpha-helical content) of phorate treated HSA. Albumin treated with 200-1000 mu M phorate released significant amounts of acid soluble amino and carbonyl groups, whereas higher concentrations resulted in protein fragmentation. It is postulated that the 1'-O and 3-O alkyl groups of phorate have a role in binding with electrophilic centers of Trp 214, and Arg 218/Lys 195, respectively. Moreover, the significant ultrastructural changes, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, mitochondrial damage and cell death in phorate treated cultured human amnion epithelial (WISH) cells, elucidated phorate induced cellular toxicity. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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