文摘
The interactions between bovine folate-binding protein (FBP) and different folate derivatives in purediastereoisomeric forms were studied at pH 7.4 by a surface plasmon resonance technology (Biacore).The results show that folic acid had the most rapid association rate (ka = 1.0 × 106 M-1 s-1), whereas(6S)-5-HCO-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid had the most rapid dissociation rate (kd = 3.2 × l0-3 s-1).The equilibrium dissociation constant (KD), calculated from the quotient of kd/ka, showed that the twoforms of folates not occurring in nature, that is, folic acid and (6R)-5-CH3-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid,had the highest affinities for FBP, 20 and 160 pmol/L, respectively. The results thus show that therewere great differences in the interactions between folate-binding protein and the major forms of folatederivatives. The nutritional implications of these differences are discussed.Keywords: Folate-binding protein; optical biosensor; rate constant; equilibrium constant; folic acid;5-methyltetrahydrofolate diastereomers