Spectroscopic Analysis of Ligand Binding to Lanthanide−Macrocycle Platforms
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Abstract
A high-affinity, binary Eu(3+) receptor site consisting of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,7-diacetate (DO2A) was constructed with the goal of improving the detection of dipicolinic acid (DPA), a major component of bacterial spores. Ternary Eu(DO2A)(DPA)(-) complex solutions (1.0 microM crystallographically characterized TBA x Eu(DO2A)(DPA)) were titrated with EuCl3 (1.0 nM-1.0 mM); increased Eu(3+) concentration resulted in a shift in equilibrium population from Eu(DO2A)(DPA)(-) to Eu(DO2A)(+) and Eu(DPA)(+), which was monitored via the ligand field sensitive (5)D0 --> (7)F3 transition (lambda(em) = 670-700 nm) using luminescence spectroscopy. A best fit of luminescence intensity titration data to a two-state thermodynamic model yielded the competition equilibrium constant (Kc), which in conjunction with independent measurement of the Eu(DPA)(+) formation constant (Ka) allowed calculation of the ternary complex formation constant (Ka'). With this binding affinity by competition (BAC) assay, we determined that Ka' = 10(8.21) M(-1), which is approximately 1 order of magnitude greater than the formation of Eu(DPA)(+). In general, the BAC assay can be employed to determine ligand binding constants of systems where the lanthanide platform (usually a binary complex) is stable and the ligand bound versus unbound states can be spectroscopically distinguished.
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