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Quantifying the Binding Interactions Between Cu(II) and Peptide Residues in the Presence and Absence of Chromophores
Published on: April 5, 2022
[Interaction of ctDNA and EGCG-Cu(II) complex]
Dong-dong Wang1, Qing-xiang Meng, Dan-dan Chen
1College of Animal Science/Beef Cattle Research Center, China Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing 100094, China.
Abstract:
The fluorescence spectra, absorption spectra and resonance light scattering (RLS) spectra of EGCG-Cu((II) complex with nucleic acid were studied. Compared with the spectrum of EGCG-Cu(II), the spectrum of EGCG-Cu(II)-DNA system showed the following features: (1) in the fluorescence spectra, the peak did not shift, but the fluorescence intensity was enhanced and was proportional to the concentration of DNA. Under suitable conditions, EGCG-Cu(II) promised to be a probe for detecting DNA; (2) Absorption spectra of EGCG-Cu(II)-DNA system showed hyperchromicity; and (3) RLS of EGCG-Cu(II)-DNA system was enhanced also. A mechanism was suggested that the combination of nucleic acid and EGCG-Cu(II) complex was caused by intercalation and electrostatic force. An intercalation interaction between EGCG-Cu(II) and DNA enhanced the fluorescence intensity. Hyperchromicity of absorption spectra and RLS occurred because of electrostatic force. The effects of acid and ionic strength on fluorescence intensity were also discussed.
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