TY - JOUR AB - Human serum albumin (HSA) is a transporting protein that has multiple functions. The binding interaction between HSA and small molecules affects its function and efficacy of small molecules. The present study reports that kaempferol‑7‑O‑α‑L‑rhamnopyranoside (KR) interacts with HSA as indicated by multiple fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular modeling. KR can quench the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through the formation of a KR‑HSA complex in a static manner. In addition, the binding site is located in subdomain IIA as confirmed by competitive experiments using site‑specific warfarin and ibuprofen, and the driving forces include hydrogen bonds, van der Waals forces and electrostatic interaction derived from a thermodynamic analysis. The formation of KR‑HSA is exothermic and spontaneous. Although there is no hydrophobic interaction around Tyr and Trp residues, the secondary structure of HSA changes through the formation of the KR‑HSA complex. In addition, docking results visualized and further supported these results. Finally, these results can provide more information to further investigate the use of KR on the prevention of diabetic complications. AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hospital and School of Clinical Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei 064000, P.R. China School of Pharmacy and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China AU - Zhang,Wenting AU - Chen,Chun AU - Zhang,Chunping AU - Duan,Jingyu AU - Yao,Huankai AU - Li,Yan AU - Meng,Aiguo AU - Shi,Jun DA - 2017/06/01 DO - 10.3892/etm.2017.4427 EP - 3623 IS - 6 JO - Exp Ther Med KW - flavonoid human serum albumin binding interaction fluorescence spectroscopy molecular modeling PY - 2017 SN - 1792-0981 1792-1015 SP - 3619 ST - Insight into the binding interaction of kaempferol-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside with human serum albumin by multiple fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular modeling T2 - Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine TI - Insight into the binding interaction of kaempferol-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside with human serum albumin by multiple fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular modeling UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4427 VL - 13 ER -