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ArticleJournal of biological physics2014

The role of encapsulation by β-cyclodextrin in the interaction of raloxifene with macromolecular targets: a study by spectroscopy and molecular modeling.

Y Sameena, N Sudha, S Chandrasekaran, Israel V M V Enoch

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Article in Journal of biological physics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Y SameenaDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science and Humanities, Karunya University, 641114, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
N Sudha
S Chandrasekaran
Israel V M V Enoch
Karunya University · IN

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Abstract

We report the binding of the drug raloxifene with Calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in the presence and absence of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and explain the influence of β-cyclodextrin on the binding of the drug to macromolecules. UV-Vis absorption, fluorescence, proton nuclear magnetic resonance and two-dimensional rotating-frame nuclear overhauser effect spectroscopic techniques are used to study the stoichiometry and the binding strength of the complexes. Molecular modeling is used in combination with other techniques to propose the structure of the inclusion complex and the interaction with ctDNA. The Stern-Volmer quenching constants of the interaction of raloxifene with ctDNA in aqueous and in β-CD solution are compared. The competition for binding of ctDNA with raloxifene and Methylene Blue is studied. The apparent binding constant and the number of binding sites for the binding of raloxifene with BSA in aqueous solution are significantly different from those in the presence of β-CD. The influence of β-CD on the binding of the small molecules with biological macromolecules is discussed. We infer that the binding strengths between raloxifene and macromolecules, viz., ctDNA and BSA are influenced by the β-CD encapsulation. These results may suggest new ways to tune the drug binding to biomacromolecules by encapsulating specific moieties of drugs.

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Models, MolecularSpectrum AnalysisAnimalsbeta-CyclodextrinsCapsulesCattleDNAMolecular ConformationProtein BindingRaloxifene HydrochlorideSerum Albumin, Bovinebeta-Cyclodextrinscalf thymus DNACapsulesDNARaloxifene HydrochlorideSerum Albumin, Bovine

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PMID25073419
PMCPMC4119190
OpenAlexW2092888729

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