Exploring the Binding Interaction Mechanism of Taxol in ß-Tubulin and Bovine Serum Albumin: A Biophysical Approach.

In this present study on understanding the taxol (PTX) binding interaction mechanism in both the ß-tubulin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecule, various optical spectroscopy and computational techniques were used. The fluorescence steady-state emission spectroscopy result suggests that there is a static quenching mechanism of the PTX drug in both ß-tubulin and BSA, and further time-resolved emission spectroscopy studies confirm that the quenching mechanism exists. The excitation-emission matrix (EEM), Fourier transform infrared, and resonance light scattering spectra (FT-IR) confirm that there are structural changes in both the BSA and ß-tubulin molecule during the binding process of PTX. The molecular docking studies revealed the PTX binding information in BSA, ß-tubulin, and modeled ß-tubulin and the best binding pose to further subject the molecular dynamics simulation, and this study confirms the stability of PTX in the protein complex during the simulation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed between the free PTX drug and PTX drug (single point) in the protein molecule active site region to understand the internal stability.

Comparative Binding Analysis of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid in Bovine Serum Albumin and Human α-1 Acid Glycoprotein.

The present study focuses on the determination of the biologically significant N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) drug binding interaction mechanism between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human α-1 acid glycoprotein (HAG) using various optical spectroscopy and computational methods. The steady state fluorescence spectroscopy result suggests that the fluorescence intensity of BSA and HAG was quenched by NANA in a static mode of quenching. Further time-resolved emission spectroscopy measurements confirm that mode of quenching mechanism of NANA in the BSA and HAG system. The FT-IR, excitation-emission matrix and circular dichroism (CD) analysis confirms the presence of NANA in the HAG, BSA system, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis shows that NANA transfers energy between the HAG and BSA system. The molecular docking result shows good binding affinity in both protein complexes, and further molecular dynamics simulations and charge distribution analysis were performed to gain more insight into the binding interaction mechanism of NANA in the HAG and BSA complex.

Monitoring Breast Cancer Response to Treatment Using Stokes Shift Spectroscopy of Blood Plasma.

With the emerging trend of personalized cancer treatment, there is a need to develop noninvasive/minimally invasive techniques for treatment monitoring. In this regard, in this work fluorescence analysis of blood plasma of breast cancer patients has been used for the evaluation of response to treatment. This approach delivers information not only about the change in biochemical constituents but also about the altered metabolic pathway. Spectral deconvolution method is employed to compute the fluorescence intensity, peak wavelength, and full-width half maxima for different endogenous fluorophores. The fluorescence measurements were made on blood plasma collected from 10 normal subjects, 10 pre-treated cancer patients, and 10 post-treated patients. Besides, variations in relative concentration of tryptophan, collagen, NADH, and FAD, peak shifts and broadening of peaks are observed for tryptophan, NADH, and FAD, in blood plasma of pre-treated cancer patients indicating both biochemical and microenvironmental changes at cellular level. Further, the spectral profile of blood plasma of post-treated patients found to be similar to blood plasma of normal subjects. Linear discriminant analysis showed that pre-treated and post-treated breast cancer is discriminated with a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 100% respectively.

A cytotoxicity, optical spectroscopy and computational binding analysis of 4-[3-acetyl-5-(acetylamino)-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl]phenyl benzoate in calf thymus DNA.

In this study the interaction mechanism between newly synthesized 4-(3-acetyl-5-(acetylamino)-2-methyl-2, 3-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl) phenyl benzoate (thiadiazole derivative) anticancer active drug with calf thymus DNA was investigated by using various optical spectroscopy techniques along with computational technique. The absorption spectrum shows a clear shift in the lower wavelength region, which may be due to strong hypochromic effect in the ctDNA and the drug. The results of steady state fluorescence spectroscopy show that there is static quenching occurring while increasing the thiadiazole drug concentration in the ethidium bromide-ctDNA system. Also the binding constant (K), thermo dynamical parameters of enthalpy change (ΔH°), entropy change (ΔS°) Gibbs free energy change (ΔG°) were calculated at different temperature (293 K, 298 K) and the results are in good agreement with theoretically calculated MMGBSA binding analysis. Time resolved emission spectroscopy analysis clearly explains the thiadiazole derivative competitive intercalation in the ethidium bromide-ctDNA system. Further, molecular docking studies was carried out to understand the hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction between ctDNA and thiadiazole derivative molecule. In addition the docking and molecular dynamics charge distribution analysis was done to understand the internal stability of thiadiazole derivative drug binding sites of ctDNA. The global reactivity of thiadiazole derivative such as electronegativity, electrophilicity and chemical hardness has been calculated.

Rapid fluorescence spectroscopic characterization of salivary DNA of normal subjects and OSCC patients using ethidium bromide.

Recently, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) based biomarker(s) detection has been employed for cancer diagnosis. Earlier reports have suggested the presence of more DNA in the saliva of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) than normal by electrophoresis technique. Based on these, steady state and excited state kinetics of salivary DNA has been performed with 27 normal subjects and 67 OSCC patients saliva using ethidium bromide as a probe to look for the possibility in discrimination between them. On statistical analysis the sensitivity and specificity of 88.9 and 94.0 % has been achieved from the fluorescence emission spectra and 88.9 and 92.5 % with that of fluorescence excitation.

Investigation of Optical Spectroscopic and Computational Binding Mode of Bovine Serum Albumin with 1, 4-Bis ((4-((4-Heptylpiperazin-1-yl) Methyl)-1H-1, 2, 3-Triazol-1-yl) Methyl) Benzene.

A newly synthesized 1, 4-bis ((4-((4-heptylpiperazin-1-yl) methyl)-1H-1, 2, 3-triazol-1-yl) methyl) benzene from the family of piperazine derivative has good anticancer activity, antibacterial and low toxic nature; its binding characteristics are therefore of huge interest for understanding pharmacokinetic mechanism of the drug. The binding of piperazine derivative to bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated using fluorescence spectroscopy. The molecular distance r between the donor (BSA) and acceptor (piperazine derivative) was estimated according to Forster's theory of nonradiative energy transfer. The physicochemical properties of piperazine derivative, which induced structural changes in BSA, have been studied by circular dichroism and those chemical environmental changes were probed using Raman spectroscopic analysis. Further, the binding dynamics was expounded by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular modeling studies explored the hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bonding results, which stabilize the interaction.

Synchronous luminescence spectroscopic characterization of urine of normal subjects and cancer patients.

Urine is one of the diagnostically potential bio fluids, as it contains many metabolites and some of them are native fluorophores. These fluorophores distribution and the physiochemical properties may vary during any metabolic change or at different pathologic conditions. Since urine is a multicomponent fluid, synchronous luminescence technique, a powerful tool has been adopted to analyse multicomponents in single spectrum and to resolve emission spectrum without much of photobleaching of fluorophores. In this study, urine samples of both normal subjects and cancer patients were characterised using synchronous luminescence spectroscopy with a Stokes shift of 20 nm. Different ratio parameters were calculated from the intensity values of the synchronous luminescence spectra and they were used as input variables for a multiple linear discriminant analysis across normal and cancer groups. The stepwise linear discriminant analysis classifies 90.3% of the original grouped cases and 88.6% of the cross-validated grouped cases correctly.

A biophysical approach of tyrphostin AG879 binding information in: bovine serum albumin, human ErbB2, c-RAF1 kinase, SARS-CoV-2 main protease and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.

Viral infections cause significant health problems all over the world, and it is critical to develop treatments for these problems. Antivirals that target viral genome-encoded proteins frequently cause the virus to become more resistant to treatment. Because viruses rely on several cellular proteins and phosphorylation processes that are essential to their life cycle, drugs targeting host-based targets could be a viable treatment option. To reduce costs and improve efficiency, existing kinase inhibitors could be repurposed as antiviral medications; however, this method rarely works, and specific biophysical approaches are required in the field. Because of the widespread use of FDA-approved kinase inhibitors, it is now possible to better understand how host kinases contribute to viral infection. The purpose of this article is to investigate the tyrphostin AG879 (Tyrosine kinase inhibitor) binding information in Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA), human ErbB2 (HER2), C-RAF1 Kinase (c-RAF), SARS-CoV-2 main protease (COVID 19), and Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2).Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

Enhanced Emission of Zinc Nitride Colloidal Nanoparticles with Organic Dyes for Optical Sensors and Imaging Application.

Herein, we have reported on the efficiency of inorganic Zn3N2 nanoparticles for labeling plant cells and animal cells toward imaging applications with negligible toxicity. We have synthesized zinc nitride (Zn3N2) colloidal nanoparticles with an average size of 25 nm at room temperature. The optical band gap of the prepared Zn3N2 nanoparticles is 2.8 eV and gives a visible range emission at 415 nm. With the addition of Zn3N2 colloids to organic dyes such as protoporphyrin, flavin adenine dinucleotide, fluorescein, and neutral red, the emission intensity of the organic dyes enhanced from 3 to 20 times. The molecular simulation and lifetime studies evidence the possibility of energy transfer from zinc nitride to organic dyes. The enhancement of dye intensity in the presence of Zn3N2 enhanced the vicinity of the cellular environment during confocal imaging of plant cells and animal cells. The detailed results suggested Zn3N2 for bioimaging and biosensor applications.

Synthesis and Characterization of Gd3+ Doped HfO2 Nanoparticles for Radiotherapy Applications.

Synthesis of pure Hafnium Oxide (HfO2), and HfO2 doped with Gadolinium (1, 3, 5 and 7 mol%) nanoparticles (NPs) had been carried out by Precipitation and co-precipitation method using the precursor solution of Hafnium (IV) chloride (HfCl4) and Gadolinium(III) chloride hexahydrate (GdCl3·6H2O) with Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) which was dissolved in deionized water. The synthesized compound was characterized and analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), UV-visible spectrophotometer, Photoluminescence (PL), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy. The result from X-ray diffraction showed that the Gd3+ concentration for 7 mol% had attended directly crystalline phase of Cubic HfO2 structure. Morphology and element analysis of the samples were analyzed using FESEM and EDX, which indicated cluster formation, fluffy and voids with highly agglomerated particles and EDX exhibited no extra peaks with other than constituent elements present in extrinsic HfO2. From UV Spectra it was observed that the optical band gap of both Intrinsic and extrinsic of HfO2 NPs were found to be 5.74 eV, 3.62 eV, 3.69 eV, 3.78 eV and 4.19 eV. The Photoluminescence Spectra showed the 313 nm emission line which might be due to 6P7/2→8S7/2 transition and the Raman Spectra clearly represented the monoclinic structure by showing the presence of Ag and Bg Modes and cubic structure because of the presence of F2g mode.

Ascertaining of age by Raman spectroscopic analysis of apical dentin - A forensic study.

CONTEXT: Age estimation in forensics employ various methods of which Raman microspectroscopy provides a noninvasive method by assessing various parts of dentin. AIM AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to ascertain the age of carious tooth using Raman spectra of apical dentin and to correlate the similarity of the spectra in a defined age group. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Teeth of known age from Indian population (n=48) and morphology (incisors, canine, premolars, molars) indicated for extraction due to caries were allocated into four groups, i.e., Group A (21-30 years), Group B (31-40 years), Group C (41-50 years) and Group D (51-60 years). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Teeth were sectioned and the apical 2 mm of dentin was examined by a Raman microspectroscopy machine for spectra from 400 cm-1 to 1500 cm-1, and peak at phosphate group at 963 cm-1 was taken for statistical analysis. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20.0. RESULTS: Pearson's correlation to test the strength of linear relation of the spectra of the teeth within an age group showed an "r" value approaching 1. One-way ANOVA to test the difference between means of spectrum values obtained between the four age groups was statistically significant at P < 0.05. CONCLUSION: Raman spectroscopic analysis of apical dentin of teeth affected by caries can also be used to estimate the age and the Raman spectra obtained differed for different age groups, and the same can be advocated as an alternative method to ascertain age in forensic dentistry.

Evaluation of dosimetric parameters for various 192Ir brachytherapy sources under unbounded phantom geometry by Monte Carlo simulation.

As per TG-43 dose calculation formalism, it is essential to obtain various dosimetric parameters such as the air-kerma strength, dose rate constant, radial dose function, and anisotropy function, as they account for accurate determination of dose rate distribution around brachytherapy sources. Most of the available reported Monte Carlo simulations were performed in liquid water phantoms with a bounded region of 30-cm diameter. In this context, an attempt was made to report the dosimetric parameters for various commercially available pulsed-dose rate (PDR) and high-dose rate (HDR) sources under unbounded phantom conditions, as the data may be used as input to treatment planning systems (TPSs) for quality control assistance. The air-kerma strength per unit activity, S(k)/A, was computed for various Iridium-192 ((192)Ir) sources in dry air medium. The air-kerma strength and dose rate constant for old PDR is (9.77 +/- 0.03) 10(-8) U/Bq and 1.124 +/- 0.001 cGyh(-1)U(-1); for new PDR, the values are (9.96 +/- 0.03) 10(-8) U/Bq and 1.124 +/- 0.001 cGyh(-1)U(-1); for old MHDR, the values are (9.80 +/- 0.01) 10(-8) U/Bq and 1.115 +/- 0.001 cGyh(-1)U(-1); for new MHDR, (9.80 +/- 0.01) 10(-8) U/Bq and 1.112 +/- 0.001cGyh(-1)U(-1); for old VHDR, the values are (10.32 +/- 0.01) 10(-8) U/Bq and 1.035 +/- 0.002 cGyh(-1)U(-1); for new VHDR, the values are (10.34 +/- 0.02) 10(-8) U/Bq and 1.096 +/- 0.001 cGyh(-1)U(-1). The computed radial dose function values and anisotropy function values are also in good agreement with available data.

High wavenumber Raman spectroscopy in the characterization of urinary metabolites of normal subjects, oral premalignant and malignant patients.

Urine has emerged as one of the diagnostically potential bio fluids, as it has many metabolites. As the concentration and the physiochemical properties of the urinary metabolites may vary under pathological transformation, Raman spectroscopic characterization of urine has been exploited as a significant tool in identifying several diseased conditions, including cancers. In the present study, an attempt was made to study the high wavenumber (HWVN) Raman spectroscopic characterization of urine samples of normal subjects, oral premalignant and malignant patients. It is concluded that the urinary metabolites flavoproteins, tryptophan and phenylalanine are responsible for the observed spectral variations between the normal and abnormal groups. Principal component analysis-based linear discriminant analysis was carried out to verify the diagnostic potentiality of the present technique. The discriminant analysis performed across normal and oral premalignant subjects classifies 95.6% of the original and 94.9% of the cross-validated grouped cases correctly. In the second analysis performed across normal and oral malignant groups, the accuracy of the original and cross-validated grouped cases was 96.4% and 92.1% respectively. Similarly, the third analysis performed across three groups, normal, oral premalignant and malignant groups, classifies 93.3% and 91.2% of the original and cross-validated grouped cases correctly.

Determination on the binding of thiadiazole derivative to human serum albumin: a spectroscopy and computational approach.

4-[3-acetyl-5-(acetylamino)-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl]phenyl benzoate from the family of thiadiazole derivative has been newly synthesized. It has good anticancer activity as well as antibacterial and less toxic in nature, its binding characteristics are therefore of huge interest for understanding pharmacokinetic mechanism of the drug. The binding of thiadiazole derivative to human serum albumin (HSA) has been investigated by studying its quenching mechanism, binding kinetics and the molecular distance, r between the donor (HSA) and acceptor (thiadiazole derivative) was estimated according to Forster's theory of non-radiative energy transfer. The Gibbs free energy (ΔG), enthalpy (ΔH) and entropy (ΔS) changes of temperature-dependent Kb was calculated, which explains that the reaction is spontaneous and exothermic. The microenvironment of HSA have also been studied using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, and the feature of thiadiazole derivative-induced structural changes of HSA have been carried using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and the Molecular modelling simulations explore the hydrophobic and hydrogen bonding interactions.

Computation of relative dose distribution and effective transmission around a shielded vaginal cylinder with 192Ir HDR source using MCNP4B.

The present work is primarily focused on the estimation of relative dose distribution and effective transmission around a shielded vaginal cylinder with an 192Ir source using the Monte Carlo technique. The MCNP4B code was used to evaluate the dose distribution around a tungsten shielded vaginal cylinder as a function of thickness and angular shielding. The dose distribution and effective transmission of 192Ir by 0.8 cm thickness tungsten were also compared with that for gold and lead. Dose distributions were evaluated for different distances starting from 1.35 cm to 10.15 cm from the center of the cylinder. Dose distributions were also evaluated sequentially from 0 degrees to 180 degrees for every 5 degrees interval. Studies show that all the shielding material at 0.8 cm thickness contribute tolerable doses to normal tissues and also protect the critical organs such as the rectum and bladder. However, the computed dose values are in good agreement with the reported experimental values. It was also inferred that the higher the shielding angles, the more the protection of the surrounding tissues. Among the three shielding materials, gold has been observed to have the highest attenuation and hence contribute lowest transmission in the shielded region. Depending upon the shielding angle and thickness, it is possible to predict the dose distribution using the MCNP4B code. In order to deliver the higher dose to the unshielded region, lead may be considered as the shielding material and further it is highly economic over other materials.

Insights into the binding of thiosemicarbazone derivatives with human serum albumin: spectroscopy and molecular modelling studies.

4-[(1Z)-1-(2-carbamothioylhydrazinylidene)ethyl]phenyl acetate [Ace semi],4-[(1Z)-1-(2-carbamothioylhydrazinylidene)ethyl]phenyl propanoate [Pro semi] from the family of thiosemicarbazones derivative has been newly synthesized. It has good anticancer activity as well as antibacterial and it is also less toxic in nature, its binding characteristics are therefore of huge interest for understanding pharmacokinetic mechanism of the drug. The binding of thiosemicarbazone derivative to human serum albumin (HSA) has been investigated by studying its quenching mechanism, binding kinetics and the molecular distance (r) between donor (HSA) and acceptor (thiosemicarbazone derivative) was estimated according to Forster's theory of non-radiative energy transfer using fluorescence spectroscopy. The binding dynamics has been elaborated using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, and the feature of thiosemicarbazone derivative induced structural changes of HSA has been studied by circular dichorism, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Molecular modelling simulations explore the hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bonding which stabilizes the interaction.

Characterization of responses and comparison of calibration factor for commercial MOSFET detectors.

A commercial metal oxide silicon field effect transistor (MOSFET) dosimeter of model TN502-RD has been characterized for its linearity, reproducibility, field size dependency, dose rate dependency, and angular dependency for Cobalt-60 (60Co), 6-MV, and 15-MV beam energies. The performance of the MOSFET clearly shows that it is highly reproducible, independent of field size and dose rate. Furthermore, MOSFET has a very high degree of linearity, with r-value>0.9 for all 3 energies. The calibration factor for 2 similar MOSFET detectors of model TN502-RD were also estimated and compared for all 3 energies. The calibration factor between the 2 similar MOSFET detectors shows a variation of about 1.8% for 60Co and 15 MV, and for 6 MV it shows variation of about 2.5%, indicating that calibration should be done whenever a new MOSFET is used. However, the detector shows considerable angular dependency of about 8.8% variation. This may be due to the variation in radiation sensitivity between flat and bubble sides of the MOSFET, and indicates that positional care must be taken while using MOSFET for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy dosimetric applications.

Synthesis and formulation of methotrexate (MTX) conjugated LaF3:Tb(3+)/chitosan nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery applications.

Chitosan functionalized luminescent rare earth doped terbium nanoparticles (LaF3:Tb(3+)/chi NPs) as a drug carrier for methotrexate (MTX) was designed using a simple chemical precipitation method. The synthesized chitosan functionalized nanoparticles were found to be spherical in shape with an average diameter of 10-12nm. They are water soluble and biocompatible, in which the hydroxyl and amino functional groups on its surface are utilized for the bioconjugation of the anticancer drug, the methotrexate. The nature of MTX binding with LaF3:Tb(3+)/chi nanoparticles were examined using X-ray diffraction, zeta potential analyzer and transmission electron microscopy. The other interactions due to complex formation between MTX and LaF3:Tb(3+)/chi NPs were carried out by UV-Visible, steady and excited state fluorescence spectroscopy. The photo-physical characterization revealed that the adsorption and release of MTX from LaF3:Tb(3+)/chi NPs is faster than gold nanoparticles and also confirms that this may be due to weak interaction i.e. the Vander Waals force of attraction between the carboxyl and amino group of drug and nanoparticles. The maximum percentage yield and entrapment efficiency of 85.91±0.71 and 83.82± 0.14 were achieved at a stochiometric ratio of 4:5 of MTX and LaF3:Tb(3+)/chi nanoparticles respectively. In addition, antitumoral activity study reveals that MTX conjugated LaF3:Tb(3+)/chi nanoparticles show higher cytotoxic effect on MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines than that of free MTX.

In vivo pharmacokinetics of 8-aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX during pre- and post-photodynamic therapy in 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)nthracene-treated skin carcinogenesis in Swiss mice: a comparison by three-compartment model.

Delta-aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) has emerged as a useful technique in the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, squamous cell carcinoma and tumors of other organs. Earlier reports mention that there is reappearance of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) after photoirradiation of tumors. This property of reappearance of PpIX is being utilized to treat nodular tumors by fractionated light dose delivery. However, there is still no unanimously accepted reason for this reappearance phenomenon and the rate of resynthesis after PDT. On account of this, studies are carried out on the estimation of the pharmacokinetics of the ALA-induced PpIX in mice tumor models and the surrounding normal tissues before and after PDT. Further, a mathematical model based on a multiple compartment system is proposed to estimate the rate parameter for the diffusion of PpIX from the surrounding normal tissues into the tumor tissue (km) caused by photobleaching during PDT with irradiating fluences of 36.0 and 57.6 J/cm2. The km value at two different fluences, 36.0 and 57.6 J/cm2, are estimated as 3.0636+/-0.7083 h(-1) and 6.9231+/-2.17651 h(-1), respectively. Further, the rate parameter for the cleavage and efflux of ALA (k1) and the rate parameter for the evasion of PpIX from the tumor tissues after PDT (kt) were also estimated by fitting the experimental data to the developed mathematical model. The statistical significance of the estimated parameters was determined using Student's t-test. The experimental results and the rate parameters obtained using the proposed compartment model suggest that in addition to the earlier reported reasons, the invasion or diffusion of PpIX from the surrounding tissues to the tumor tissues after photoirradiation might also contribute to the reappearance of PpIX after PDT.

Noninvasive fluorescence excitation spectroscopy for the diagnosis of oral neoplasia in vivo.

Fluorescence excitation spectroscopy (FES) is an emerging approach to cancer detection. The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the diagnostic potential of FES technique for the detection and characterization of normal and cancerous oral lesions in vivo. Fluorescence excitation (FE) spectra from oral mucosa were recorded in the spectral range of 340 to 600 nm at 635 nm emission using a fiberoptic probe spectrofluorometer to obtain spectra from the buccal mucosa of 30 sites of 15 healthy volunteers and 15 sites of 10 cancerous patients. Significant FE spectral differences were observed between normal and well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (WDSCC) oral lesions. The FE spectra of healthy volunteers consists of a broad emission band around 440 to 470 nm, whereas in WDSCC lesions, a new primary peak was seen at 410 nm with secondary peaks observed at 505, 540, and 580 nm due to the accumulation of porphyrins in oral lesions. The FE spectral bands of the WDSCC lesions resemble the typical absorption spectra of a porphyrin. Three potential ratios (I410/I505, I410/I540, and I410/I580) were calculated from the FE spectra and used as input variables for a stepwise linear discriminant analysis (SLDA) for normal and WDSCC groups. Leave-one-out (LOO) method of cross-validation was performed to check the reliability on spectral data for tissue characterization. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were determined for normal and WDSCC lesions from the scatter plot of the discriminant function scores. It was observed that diagnostic algorithm based on discriminant function scores obtained by SLDA-LOO method was able to distinguish WDSCC from normal lesions with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 100%. Results of the pilot study demonstrate that the FE spectral changes due to porphyrin have a good diagnostic potential; therefore, porphyrin can be used as a native tumor marker.