ANS forms an inclusion complex with cyclodextrin. Such model systems are useful to mimic biological recognition and can be studied by measuring the change in fluorescence of free-ANS to complexed-ANS. When ANS enters the hydrophobic core of cyclodestrin, it′s fluorescence increases . Utilized in the reagent phase of a sodium-selective fiber-optic sensor. The reagent phase also contains a copper(II) polyelectrolyte, which binds to ANSA in the absence of sodium and quenches the fluorescence. In the presence of sodium, ANSA forms a cationic complex creating ion-pairs, causing it to fluoresce . ANS is often incorporated into di-block polymers and can be released by changes in the local environment (i.e., temperature, pH, etc.) . ANS is commonly used as a fluorescence probe to investigate molecular assemblies of surfactants and amphiphilic polymers because a blue shift of the emission maximum indicates the fluorophore is located in less polar media . Fluorescent probe for protein studies using methodologies such as steady-state and dynamic fluorescence measurements .
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 952, 237-252 (2012-10-27)
Transcription factors of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) family are ligand-activated receptors that play key roles in lipid metabolism and inflammation. The γ isoform (PPARγ) is involved in adipocyte differentiation, insulin sensitization, and vascular pathophysiology, including inflammation and atherosclerosis, for
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 9(6), 894-904 (2012-12-12)
A new class of non-ionic dendronized multiamphiphilic polymers is prepared from a biodegradable (AB)n-type diblock polymer synthesized from 2-azido-1,3-propanediol (azido glycerol) and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-600 diethylester using Novozym-435 (Candida antarctica lipase) as a biocatalyst, following a well-established biocatalytic route. These
Cell biochemistry and biophysics, 62(3), 487-499 (2012-01-05)
Here, we have characterized four pH-dependent states: alkaline state, "B" (pH 9.0), native state, "N" (pH 7.4), acid-induced state, "A" (pH 2.2) and molten globule state, "MG" (pH 1.8) of Rhizopus niveus lipase (RNL) by CD, tryptophanyl fluorescence, ANS binding
The interactions between Urinary Trypsin Inhibitor (UTI) and 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonate (ANS) were investigated by fluorescence spectra, isothermal titration calorimetry and molecular modeling. The results revealed the presence of four specific binding sites for ANS on UTI, with interactions driven mainly
Chemical shift perturbations (CSPs) in NMR spectra provide useful information about the interaction of a protein with its ligands. However, in a multiple-ligand-binding system, determining quantitative parameters such as a dissociation constant (K(d) ) is difficult. Here, we used a
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