Spectroscopic Determination of pKa Constants of MADS Box Segments

Author:

Řezáčová Barbora12,Coïc Yves-Marie3,Zentz Christian2,Turpin Pierre-Yves2,Štěpánek Josef1

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Physics, Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 5, 12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic

2. Laboratoire Acides Nucléiques et Biophotonique, FRE 3207, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France

3. Unité de Chimie des Biomolécules, URA 2128 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, rue du Dr. Roux 28, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France

Abstract

We have introduced a new promising approach for the determination of pKa constants of oligopeptide intrinsic fluorophores and spectral components referring to their differently charged states. The method is based on the factor analysis of multiwavelength spectroscopic pH titration data. As an illustration, we present its application on the study of short segments of the MADS box, which is a highly conserved sequence of a so-called family of transcription factors, by techniques of UV absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies. Investigated oligopeptides contain no tryptophan but one tyrosine serving as an intrinsic fluorophore and absorber. The results indicate both good sensitivity and spectroscopic selectivity of our method, which thus may be considered as a complementary technique to conventional electrochemical methods.

Funder

Grantová Agentura Ceské Republiky

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

Spectroscopy

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