Table 1. Apparent Affinity Values (Kd, μM) for the Molecular Recognition of Tyr-Containing PPs by Pseudopeptidic Cages, Obtained by Fluorescence Emission Titrations (λexc = 276 nm, 50 mM Tris-HCl Buffer, and 293 K)a.
| entry | PP | cage | Kd (μM) | KSV (M–1) | T1ρ filter reduction (%) | T2 filter reduction (%) | D filter change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | polyE4Y | CyOrn | 920 ± 24b | ||||
| 2 | polyE4Y | CyLys | 450 ± 20b | 98.1 | 100 | 80.3 | |
| 3 | polyE4Y | CyHis | 61 ± 6 | 8.6 | 17.6 | 22.3 | |
| 4 | polyE4Y | CyAsp | >1225c | 816 ± 16 | –10.6 | –18.9 | 17.3 |
| 5 | polyE4Y | CyGlu | 1738 ± 84 | 628 ± 17 | |||
| 6 | polyK4Y | CyOrn | no fitd | no fitd | |||
| 7 | polyK4Y | CyLys | >825c | 1212 ± 25 | |||
| 8 | polyK4Y | CyHis | 93 ± 2 | –8.3 | –13.8 | 11.6 | |
| 9 | polyK4Y | CyAsp | 398 ± 10 | 4048 ± 60 | 23.6 | 32.0 | 62.4 |
| 10 | polyK4Y | CyGlu | 400 ± 10 | ||||
| 11 | polyE6K3Y | CyOrn | 114 ± 2 | ||||
| 12 | polyE6K3Y | CyLys | 27.5 ± 0.6 | 31.9 | 41.1 | 34.6 | |
| 13 | polyE6K3Y | CyHis | 194 ± 3 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 51.2 | |
| 14 | polyE6K3Y | CyAsp | >462c | 2168 ± 36 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 8.2 |
| 15 | polyE6K3Y | CyGlu | >526c | 1902 ± 56 |
In the case of dynamic quenching, the systems were analyzed by Stern–Volmer plots (KSV, M–1). Quantitative analysis of the relaxation/diffusion-edited NMR experiments for the combination of the three cages (CyHis, CyLys, and CyAsp) with some of the three types of PPs (polyE4Y, polyK4Y, and polyE6K3Y), % values calculated for the aromatic proton resonances of the pseudopeptidic cages.
From ref (24).
Estimated lower limit assuming Kd > 1/KSV.
The fluorescence titration experiments did not reliably fit any reasonable simple model.