Abstract:
AIM To study the reaction mechanism between ofloxacin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in aqueous solution. METHODS Fluorescence spectra and microcalorimetry was used. RESULTS The binding constant
K was found to be 1.20×10
5 L.mol
-1 and the number of binding site n was 1.20. Microcalorimetric measurements showed that the molar enthalpy change was Δ
rHm≈0 for the reaction. The effect of ofloxacin on the conformation of BSA was analyzed using synchronous fluorescence spectrometry. The binding distance (
r=2.59 nm) and transfer efficiency (
E=0.38) between ofloxacin and BSA were also obtained according to the theory of Fōrster′s non-radiation energy transfer. CONCLUSION The interaction between ofloxacin and BSA is stronger and the main binding force is hydrophobic interactions.