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Journal of Molecular Liquids xxx (2008) xxx–xxx
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7 Available online xxxx Amphotericin B has been widely applied as a probe for sterol location in biological membrane since an
8 alteration of its adsorption spectrum is induced by formation of sterol–polyene antibiotic complex. The
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9 binding of amphotericin B to cholesterol, cholesteryl oleate and cholesteryl linoleate has been investigated
10 Amphotericin B using absorbance measurements and the results have been rationalized assuming a system 1:1 drug —
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11 steroid. The binding constant of amphotericin B to cholesterol, cholesteryl oleate and cholesteryl linoleate
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13 UV–Vis spectroscopy values of binding parameters are due to the small structural differences between cholesterol, cholesteryl
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19 1. Introduction with a view to remarks of the influences on the interaction 48
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determined by substituent of C-3 sterolic from the steroids. Using 49
20 Polyene macrolide antibiotics comprise over 200 natural com- ^
absorbance measurements, we indicate how the small structural 50
21 pounds produced usually by Streptomyces spp. Most of the polyene differences between Ch, Ch-Ol and Ch-Lin molecules result in varied 51
22 macrolides exhibit antifungal activity. Some of them are also active ^ ^
interaction with AmB. 52
23 against parasites. Only few of polyene macrolides are sufficiently non-
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E-mail address: loredana.vijan@upit.ro (L.E. Vijan). hydrophilic polyhydroxil chain along one side and lipophilic polyene 76
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79 binding disrupts osmotic integrity of the fungal membrane, resulting
80 in the leakage of intracellular potassium, magnesium, sugars and
81 metabolites and then cellular death. The mechanism of action is due to
82 the intrinsic antifungal activity of AmB [1].
83 Due to amphiphilic and amphoteric properties, AmB is very poorly
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84 soluble in water but also in pure non-polar solvents. Solubility and the
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85 state of AmB in aqueous media are well characterized [5]. In aqueous
86 media, the optical absorption spectrum of AmB is concentration
87 dependent [6,7]. AmB is fully soluble in water only below concentra- properties was extensively studied by both experimental and 109
88 tion 10− 7M (monomeric forms). When the concentration increases simulation methods. Linoleic acid is a phospholipids and cholesteryl 110
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above 10− 7M, AmB undergoes complicated processes of self-
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association and formation of dimers, soluble oligomers and at
concentrations higher than 10− 5M, insoluble aggregates are observed.
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The associated forms of AmB are characterized by electronic
absorption and circular dichroism spectroscopies [8–11]. It has been
DP esters specific constituent. Approximately 50% from acyl rest from
cholesteryl esters are linoleyl radicals.
Cholesteryl oleate (Ch-Ol) and cholesteryl linoleate (Ch-Lin) are two
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mesogens lipid derivatives, which posses a hydrophobic moiety: a rigid
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skeleton and two lateral chains at C-17 and C-3 sterolic and a linker 115
94 established that the state of aggregation of AmB determines ^ ^
functional group such as carboxylate at C-3 sterolic. These two steroids 116
95 ergosterol/cholesterol selectivity in antibiotic sterol suspensions as ^
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(Fig. 3) are very similar molecules, the main structural difference 117
96 well as in of model and cell membranes [12]. resulting from the presence in Ch-Lin of an additional double bound on 118
97 AmB in polar organic solvents (e.g. methanol, ethanol, DMF and ^
the side chain at C-3. They are the major cholesteryl esters in plasma and 119
98 DMSO) exists as a monomolecular dispersion and its optical absorp- ^
are response for atherosclerosis. One demonstrated that alterations in 120
99 tion spectra are not concentration dependent. Fig. 2 presents the dietary fatty acid composition can effectively alter the fatty acid 121
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100 absorption spectra of AmB, at three concentrations of drug: 6.77 µM distribution of LDL and HDL in hypercholesterolemic subjects, that 122
101 (1), 4.14 µM (2) and 2.45 µM (3). These absorption spectra presents a susceptibility to LDL oxidation is altered by these changes and that the 123
102 vibronic structure and four bands are observed in the region 350– substitution of monounsaturated (rather than polyunsaturated) fatty 124
103 450 nm. It may be observed that these spectra are independent on
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104 concentration and absorbency increased with concentration in accord prevention of atherosclerosis [13]. 126
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oxygen at C-3 sterolic, C-6 from B-ring sterolic and carbon atoms from 132
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the rest of the fatty acids implicated in the double bonds, respectively 133
the atoms C-9/, C-10/ for both esters and C-12/, C-13/ from Ch-Lin. The 134
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smaller charge for steroid nucleus at C-3 sterolic is observed (this 135
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For all compounds, the frontier molecular orbitals are π orbitals.
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For AmB, the highest occupied molecular orbital (εhomo ~ − 8.46 eV) and 138
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the first vacant orbital (εlemo ~ − 0.41 eV) are preferentially localized on 139
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the polyenic chain, ensuring a high superposition of the π-system and 140
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explaining thus the strong interaction tendency of this drug with 141
sterols. For all steroids, the frontier orbitals are preferentially localized 142
on the carboxylic structure from C-3 sterolic, the steroid A and B- 143
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rings; the rest of the steroid nucleus and lateral chain from C-17 are 144
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non-implication on these orbitals. 145
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One determined the electrostatic potential for each compounds, 146
the minimum and maximum values being presented in Table 1. Due to 147
Fig. 2. Absorption spectra of AmB at following concentrations of drug: 6.77 µM (1), the presence of the lone pairs, the oxygen atoms are characterized by 148
4.14 µM (2) and 2.45 µM (3). negative regions of the electrostatic potential, while the hydroxyl 149
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t1:1 Table 1
Results of AM1 calculations
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t1:3 Compound AmB Ch Ch-Ol Ch-Lin
t1:4 Parameter
t1:5 εhomo, eV −8.46 −9.27 −9.43 −9.43
t1:6 εlumo, eV −0.67 1.22 1.05 1.05
t1:7 Vmin, Kcal/mol − 36.74 −19.86 −4.31 −22.84
t1:8 Vmax, Kcal/mol 2664.88 230.05 3675.09 208.19
t1:9 ΔHf, Kcal/mol −769.21 −121.65 −234.15 −205.07
t1:10 µ, D 5.38 1.71 4.75 4.81
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156 Conformational analysis of isolated AmB [14–17] was performed
157 and revealed that mutual location of lactone ring and aminosugar
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158 moiety (defined by two dihedral angles) takes only two positions conformation. In addition, the theoretical studies [14–21] were 166
159 called “open” and “closed” conformation. In “closed” conformation, showed that AmB preferentially took a vertical position, perpendicular 167
160 amino group of AmB tends to form intramolecular hydrogen bond, via to the membrane surface, with no propensity to enter the membrane. 168
161 water molecule, with carboxyl group. On the other hand, “open” The influence of Ch, Ch-Lin or Ch-Ol on AmB was determined. In 169
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162 conformation of both fragments enable AmB to form intermolecular Fig. 4 are presented two family of curves obtained at the titration of 170
AmB' solutions with the two steroids. One observes that the AmB–Ch- 171
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164 of AmB monomer and dimer (head-to-tail orientation) [18–20] also Lin or Ch-Ol complex is characterised by the decrease of the major 172
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165 showed that aminosugar moiety may take both “open” and “closed” bands from the region 350–450 nm. In addition, it may be noted that 173
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at small Ch-Lin or Ch-Ol to drug ratios (p), the changes of the 174
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absorption spectra of AmB are similar to those observed on increasing 175
the drug' concentration. 176
Supposing a 1:1 binding ratio and do not account explicitly for 177
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either the self-association of the drug or cooperativity effects on the 178
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binding, we have determined the binding constant by Benesi– 179
Hildebrand, Scott and Scatchard methods [22–24]. Thus, the binding 180
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constant was obtained in terms of these theories, on basis of 181
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ΔA C 0 K Δe ½steroid C 0 Δe
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1 ½steroid 1 1
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ΔA K
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εF — the free drug absorption coefficient, εB — the bound drug 194
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absorption coefficient.
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Binding constant values of AmB-steroids interaction
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System K, M− 1 t2:3
Method AmB–Ch AmB–Ch-Ol AmB–Ch-Lin t2:4
Benesi–Hildebrand 0.76 (± 0.08)·103 6.22 (± 0.43)·103 10.12 (± 0.78)·103 t2:5
Fig. 4. a. Absorption spectra of AmB in the presence of Ch-Lin at following Ch-Lin to AmB
Scott 0.42 (± 0.06)·103 5.74 (± 0.32)·103 9.35 (± 0.67)·103 t2:6
ratios: 0 (1), 26 (2), 124 (3) and 255 (4). b. Absorption spectra of AmB in the presence of
Scatchard 0.44 (± 0.06)·103 5.91 (± 0.34)·103 7.88 (± 0.62)·103 t2:7
Ch-Ol at following Ch-Ol to AmB ratios: 0 (1), 53 (2), 106 (3) and 265 (4).
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