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Interaction mechanism and structure-activity relationship of hesperidin, methyl hesperidin and hesperidin methyl
Xuefei Wen1, Xinpeng Li1, Siming Zhu2
1School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Abstract:
In this study, we examined the interplay mechanism and structure-activity relationships between ovalbumin (OVA) and three closely related hesperidin-based flavonoid derivatives using multispectral analysis and computer simulation. The results obtained from fluorescence spectroscopy demonstrated that Hesperidin (HSD), Methyl Hesperidin (MH), and Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone (HMC) all induced a substantial fluorescence quenching in OVA under static quenching conditions, with the fluorescence quenching intensity following the order of HMC > MH > HSD. Thermodynamic parameters and molecular docking analysis revealed that hydrogen bonding plays a pivotal role in this interaction. Furthermore, multispectral and molecular dynamics simulation analyses indicated that the binding of flavonoids induced conformational and secondary structure changes in OVA, resulting in a reduction in its hydrophobicity. Additionally, the combination of flavonoids with OVA significantly enhanced the antioxidant properties of the former. Structure-activity relationship analyses demonstrated that the methylation of the hydroxyl group at position 7 of HSD influenced its binding affinity to OVA, whereas the backbone structure (C6-C3-C6) of the flavanones (HSD and MH) contributed to an increase in the emulsifying capacity of OVA. Thus, our findings show that the slight structural differences among the three flavonoids profoundly influence their interaction mechanisms with OVA and its functional properties.
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