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Thermodynamics of benzoquinone-induced conformational changes in nucleic acids and human serum albumin

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CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
卷 369, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110281

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Para-benzoquinone; Human serum albumin; Isothermal titration calorimetry; B -DNA; Secondary conformation

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Biological macromolecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids, are essential for biochemical and molecular processes. This study investigates the interaction between the benzene metabolite para-benzoquinone (BQ) and nucleic acids (B-DNA) and human serum albumin (HSA). The results show that BQ affects the binding ability and structure of HSA, potentially impacting plasma osmotic pressure and the binding of molecules. BQ also interacts with the GC region of B-DNA, potentially inducing mutagenicity and oxidative damage.
Biological macromolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids, play a crucial role in biochemical and molecular processes. Thus, the study of the structure-function relationship of biomolecules in presence of ligands is an important aspect of structural biology. The current communication describes the chemico-biological interaction between benzene metabolite para-benzoquinone (BQ) with B-form of nucleic acids (B-DNA) and human serum albumin (HSA). The binding ability of HSA towards bromocresol green (BCG) was significantly suppressed when exposed to increasing concentrations of BQ in the presence of various physiological buffers. Further, the native fluorescence of HSA was drastically reduced and the secondary structures of HSA were significantly compromised with increasing concentrations of BQ. In vitro and in silico studies also revealed that BQ binds to domains I and II of HSA and thus altering the conformation of HSA which may potentially affect plasma osmotic pressure, as well as the binding and transport of numerous endogenous and exogenous molecules. Similarly, BQ interacts directly to the GC region of B-DNA particularly in the minor groove which was also assessed by computational docking studies. Isothermal titration calorimetry data suggest higher binding affinity of BQ towards DNA than HSA. Various spectroscopic observations also suggest that BQ binds to DNA preferably in the minor grooves. Thus, the results revealed that BQ may play a key role in inducing mutagenicity, either by formation of adducts on GC regions or by accelerating oxidative damage to bio-macromolecules through chemico-biological interactions.

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