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Published on: July 17, 2020
Cercospora beticola toxins. Part VI: preliminary studies of protonation and complexation equilibria
V Mikes1, S Lavernet, M L Milat
1Unité Associée Phytopharmacie Phytobiologie Cellulaire, INRA-Université de Bourgogne, BV 1540, 21034 Dijon Cedex, France.
Abstract:
The biological activity of Cercospora beticola toxins might be enhanced by the complex formation with magnesium. Therefore, protonation and complexation equilibria of beticolins were studied. Beticolins carry three dissociable functions (H3B) two of which dissociate at a physiological pH. In the presence of magnesium, the neutralisation and protonation curves provide evidence for the formation of complexes. At physiological pH, the uncharged complex, Mg2H2B2, is the predominant form. The nonionised forms of free beticolin-1 and -2 fluoresce in a 50% dioxan-water solution and their emission maxima shift to higher wavelengths in water. The dianion HB(2-) is non-fluorescent both in water and in less polar media. The formation of the Mg2H2B2 complex which strongly fluoresces in nonpolar media is confirmed by a marked increase in fluorescence at 520 nm and by a shift of the excitation maximum.
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