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Spectroscopic investigation and computational studies on the interaction of Acriflavine with various estrogens
C Manivannan1, S Baskaran2, P Vijayakumar3
1Department of Chemistry, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam-01, India.
Abstract:
The fluorescence quenching of Acriflavine (AFN) by certain estrogens was examined in aqueous media by employing steady state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements. The absorption spectra of AFN change with significant bathochromic shift in presence of quencher molecules. The quenching behavior was examined by correlating the bimolecular quenching rate constant (kq) with the free energy change (ΔG). The decrease in quenching rate constant depends on the increase in oxidation potential of quencher molecules. The fluorescence quenching experiments were carried out in different solvents of varying polarities and reveals the possibility of charge transfer quenching mechanism. Lifetime measurements indicate static quenching. The quenching behavior is addressed from bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE) calculations. The antioxidant activity of estrogen compounds were evaluated by deoxyribose oxidation assay.
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