Study on the interaction of catechins with human serum albumin using spectroscopic and electrophoretic techniques

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to reveal the character of interactions and evaluate structure-activity relationships within the group of eight naturally occurring catechins with respect to their structural features.

Keywords

• Human serum albumin
• Catechin
• Fluorescence quenching
• UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy
• Electrophoresis
• Protein-ligand binding