Research Article

β-Carboline Silver Compound Binding Studies with Human Serum Albumin: A Comprehensive Multispectroscopic Analysis and Molecular Modeling Study

Table 3

Effect of the Ag(I) compounds on the α-helical structure of HSA (model protein) expressed as percentage α-helix character.

Concentration (mM)% α-helix
1 (ClO4)2 (NO3)3 (PF6)4 (BF4)

067.0367.0367.0367.03
2064.0762.8563.5765.25
4062.2361.6162.5763.82
6058.5958.4160.3761.53
8050.1852.0256.3156.66
10035.6342.7347.1847.52