Synthesis, luminescence properties of Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes with a novel aromatic carboxylic acid and their interactions with bovine serum albumin
作者:Liqun Shen、Zhengfa Yang、Ruiren Tang
DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2012.08.060
日期:2012.12
A novel aromatic carboxylic acid ligand (L) was synthesized and its corresponding Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes, Na3EuLCl3 center dot 2H(2)O (EuL) and Na3TbLCl3 center dot 3H(2)O (TbL), were successfully prepared. L and its corresponding complexes were characterized by means of MS, elemental analysis, IR, H-1 NMR and TG. The luminescence spectra of Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes were investigated and the results showed that L was an efficient sensitizer for Eu(III) and Tb(III) luminescence. The interactions of L, EuL and TbL with bovine serum albumin (BSA) have been investigated through fluorescence spectroscopy under physiological conditions. The Stern-Volmer analysis indicated that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by L, EuL and TbL was resulted from static mechanism, and the binding constants (K-a) were 2.22 x 10(4), 1.33 x 10(5) and 4.27 x 10(5) at 300 K, respectively. The binding sites (n) and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters Delta H, Delta S, and Delta G were calculated at different temperatures. According to the theoretical and experimental results, van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds were found to play major roles in the binding reaction. Furthermore, UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and synchronous fluorescence spectra indicated that the conformation of BSA was changed. The results obtained in the work can help understand the action mode between L and its corresponding Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes with BSA, and they are also expected to provide important information of designs of new inspired drugs based on Eu and Tb. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.