Document Type
Article
Publication Title
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Abstract
The present study screened riboflavin mimicking small molecules to determine their binding activity for the riboflavin binding protein. We performed thermodynamic and kinetic binding studies of these molecules using a combination of two analytical approaches: isothermal titration calorimetry and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. Screening of a biased set of nonriboflavin-based small molecules by microcalorimetry led to the discovery of two known drug molecules, quinacrine and chloroquine, as favorable ligands for the riboflavin receptor with KD values of 264 and 2100 nM, respectively. We further demonstrated that quinacrine is a competitive ligand for the receptor as measured by surface plasmon resonance. Thus, this study describes the identification of a novel class of dual-acting riboflavin antagonists that target riboflavin receptor for cellular uptake and display multifunctional activities upon cellular entry.
First Page
363
Last Page
367
DOI
10.1021/ml100296z
Publication Date
5-12-2011
Recommended Citation
Plantinga, Anna; Witte, Amanda; Li, Ming Hsin; and Harmon, Andrew, "Bioanalytical screening of riboflavin antagonists for targeted drug delivery - A thermodynamic and kinetic study" (2011). University Faculty Publications and Creative Works. 426.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/calvin_facultypubs/426