Preejith Vachali

Dr. Preejith Vachali


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2016 in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
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PBPaul Bernstein
Paul Bernstein
BLBinxing Li
Binxing Li
PVPreejith Vachali
Preejith Vachali
AGAruna Gorusupudi
Aruna Gorusupudi
RSRajalekshmy Shyam
Rajalekshmy Shyam
John NolanJohn Nolan
John Nolan

25 February 2016 in Biosensors
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PVPreejith Vachali
Preejith Vachali
BLBinxing Li
Binxing Li
BBBrian M. Besch
Brian M. Besch
PBPaul Bernstein
Paul Bernstein
Flavonoids are common polyphenolic compounds widely distributed in fruits and vegetables. These pigments have important pharmacological relevance because emerging research suggests possible anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties as well other beneficial health effects. These compounds are relatively hydrophobic molecules, suggesting the role of blood transport proteins in their delivery to tissues. In this study, we assess the binding interactions of four flavonoids (kaempferol, luteolin, quercetin, and resveratrol) with human serum albumin (HSA), the most abundant protein in the blood, and with glutathione S-transferase pi isoform-1 (GSTP1), an enzyme with well-characterized hydrophobic binding sites that plays an important role in detoxification of xenobiotics with reduced glutathione, using a novel Taylor dispersion surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique. For the first time, HSA sites revealed a high-affinity binding site for flavonoid interactions. Out of the four flavonoids that we examined, quercetin and kaempferol showed the strongest equilibrium binding affinities (KD) of 63 ± 0.03 nM and 37 ± 0.07 nM, respectively. GSTP1 displayed lower affinities in the micromolar range towards all of the flavonoids tested. The interactions of flavonoids with HSA and GSTP1 were studied successfully using this novel SPR assay method. The new method is compatible with both kinetic and equilibrium analyses.