Complex formation of rutin and quercetin with copper alters the mode of inhibition of Ribonuclease A

Debi Ranjan Tripathy, Atanu Singha Roy, Swagata Dasgupta*

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Abstract

Rutin and quercetin, both minor components of green tea and their Cu(II) complexes interact with Ribonuclease A (RNase A) in a novel way. The effects of rutin, quercetin and their copper complexes on the catalytic activity of the protein were investigated. Rutin shows an enhancement in the ribonucleolytic activity whereas the copper complexes and quercetin behave as non-competitive type inhibitors with K i values in the μM range. The secondary structural changes of RNase A in presence of the ligands were measured by circular dichroism and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The binding parameters were obtained using a fluorescence quenching analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3270-3276
Number of pages7
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume585
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Oct 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Copper complexes
  • Inhibition
  • Quercetin
  • Ribonuclease A
  • Rutin

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