A biologically active antibacterial reagent, 2–amino-6-hydroxy–4–(4-N, N-dimethylaminophenyl)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile (AHDMAPPC), was synthesized. It was employed to investigate the binding interaction with the bovine serum albumin (BSA) in detail using different spectroscopic methods. It exhibited antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus which are common food poisoning bacteria. The experimental results showed that the fluorescence quenching of model carrier protein BSA by AHDMAPPC was due to static quenching. The site binding constants and number of binding sites (n≈1) were determined at three different temperatures based on fluorescence quenching results. The thermodynamic parameters, enthalpy change (ΔH), free energy (ΔG) and entropy change (ΔS) for the reaction were calculated to be 15.15 kJ/mol, –36.11 kJ/mol and 51.26 J/mol K according to van't Hoff equation, respectively. The results indicated that the reaction was an endothermic and spontaneous process, and hydrophobic interactions played a major role in the binding between drug and BSA. The distance between donor and acceptor is 2.79 nm according to Förster's theory. The alterations of the BSA secondary structure in the presence of AHDMAPPC were confirmed by UV–visible, synchronous fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD) and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra. All these results indicated that AHDMAPPC can bind to BSA and be effectively transported and eliminated in the body. It can be a useful guideline for further drug design.

In the present study, fluorescence spectroscopy in combination with UVÀvis absorption spectroscopy and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) was employed to investigate the binding affinity of pyrimidine derivative, 2-amino-6-hydroxy-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile (AHDMPPC) to human serum albumin (HSA) under the physiological conditions. In the mechanism discussion, it was proved that the fluorescence quenching of HSA by AHDMPPC is a result of the formation of AHDMPPCÀHSA complex. The quenching mechanism and number of binding sites (n ≈ 1) were obtained by fluorescence titration data. Binding parameters calculated from SternÀVolmer method showed that the AHDMPPC bind to HSA with the binding affinities of the order 10 4 L mol À1 . The thermodynamic parameters studies revealed that the binding was characterized by negative enthalpy and positive entropy changes À13.06 kJ/mol and 51.34 J/mol K À1 (from the Van't Hoff equation) and suggest that the binding reaction was exothermic and hydrophobic interaction is the predominant intermolecular forces stabilizing the complex. The specific binding distance (r = 2.25 nm) between donor HSA and acceptor AHDMPPC was obtained according to fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Furthermore, the synchronous spectral result, threeÀdimensional fluorescence spectra and circular dichroism (CD) indicates that the secondary structure of HSA was changed in the presence of AHDMPPC.

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