| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6306505 | Chemosphere | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we investigated the binding mode of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) to pepsin using spectroscopies and molecular docking methods. Fluorescence quenching study indicated that their different ability to bind with pepsin. Meanwhile, time-resolved fluorescence measurements established that PFOA and PFNA quenched the fluorescence intensity of pepsin through the mechanism of static quenching. The thermodynamic parameters showed that hydrophobic forces were the main interactions. Furthermore, UV-vis, FTIR, three-dimensional fluorescence and molecular docking result indicated that PFCs impact the conformation of pepsin and PFOA was more toxic than PFNA. The conformational transformation of PFOA/PFNA-pepsin was confirmed through the quantitative analysis of the CD spectra. The present studies offer the theory evidence to analyze environmental safety and biosecurity of PFCs on proteases.
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Authors
Yuanyuan Yue, Yangyang Sun, Xuyang Yan, Jianming Liu, Shufang Zhao, Jia Zhang,