INTERACTION OF VANADATE WITH HUMAN THROMBIN, SOME AMINO ACIDS AND ASCORBIC ACID AT PHYSIOLOGICAL pH
INTERACTION OF VANADATE WITH HUMAN THROMBIN, SOME AMINO ACIDS AND ASCORBIC ACID AT PHYSIOLOGICAL pH
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1994-12
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ISMAILA, YAHAYA ABDULMUMIN
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Abstract
The interaction of vanadate with human thrombin some L-oc amino acids
and L-ascorbic acid were studied at the physiological pH (7.40) using ultraviolet
difference spectroscopy. It was concluded that thrombin specifically and reversibly
binds 2 equivalents of vanadate at the metal-binding sites of the protein. The
vanadium (V) - thrombin complex was formed, by addition of vanadate to
thrombin. Reversibility experiments carried out using Fe(III) and Ga(III) showed
displacement of bound vanadium following addition of these ions which exhibited
greater interaction with thrombin compared to vanadium (V) as reflected by their
higher values of molar absorptivities. The binding constant for the second
equivalent of vanadate is 1048 in 0.02M phosphate buffer, pH 7.40 at 29.5°C.
From these studies, vanadate binds on the metal binding sites of the thrombin as a
cation analogue.
The interaction of vanadate with some L-cc amino acids and L-ascorbic
acid were studied at the physiological pH using pHmetric titration and ultraviolet
charge transfer spectra. The most stable stoichiometric ratio of complexes formed
as observed in the pH metric titrations were selected and their charge transfer
spectra studied for possible binding modes.
At the physiological pH, L-ascorbic acid formed a stable ML type complex with
vanadate; L-histidine, L-proline and model ligands ethylamine and histamine all
formed stable ML2 type complexes with the Vanadate system; L-alanine, L-aspartic
acid and L-tyrosine and model ligands acetic acid and 2,3-diamino propaionic acid
all formed stable ML3 type complexes with the Vanadate system; and L-threonine
formed stable ML4 type complex with the vanadate system in 0.02M phosphate
buffer, 0.02M ionic strength, at 29.5°C.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA,
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY
(INORGANIC)
Keywords
INTERACTION, VANADAT, HUMAN, HUMAN, THROMBIN,, AMINO, ASCORBIC, ACID, PHYSIOLOGICAL, pH