Serum albumin: a multifaced enzyme

G De Simone, A di Masi, P Ascenzi - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human serum albumin (HSA) is the most abundant protein in plasma, contributing actively to
oncotic pressure maintenance and fluid distribution between body compartments. HSA acts …

Structural and biochemical features of human serum albumin essential for eukaryotic cell culture

V Mishra, RJ Heath - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Serum albumin physically interacts with fatty acids, small molecules, metal ions, and several
other proteins. Binding with a plethora of bioactive substances makes it a critical transport …

Thiol-catalyzed formation of NO-ferroheme regulates intravascular NO signaling

AW DeMartino, L Poudel, MR Dent, X Chen… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenously produced signaling molecule that regulates blood flow
and platelet activation. However, intracellular and intravascular diffusion of NO are limited by …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the functional high-resolution coordination chemistry of blood plasma human serum albumin

S Al-Harthi, JI Lachowicz, ME Nowakowski… - Journal of inorganic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human serum albumin (HSA) is a monomeric, globular, multi-carrier and the most abundant
protein in the blood. HSA displays multiple ligand binding sites with extraordinary binding …

AIE-based fluorescence probes with different torsional configurations for monitoring human serum albumin

L Liu, J Zhang, Z Yuan, G Zhao - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023 - Elsevier
Human serum albumin (HSA) levels can reflect a variety of health issues in the human body,
and quantitative examination of HSA is of great significance for disease diagnosis. Herein …

Neutrophil-mediated oxidative stress and albumin structural damage predict COVID-19-associated mortality

MA Badawy, BA Yasseen, RM El-Messiery… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Human serum albumin (HSA) is the frontline antioxidant protein in blood with established
anti-inflammatory and anticoagulation functions. Here, we report that COVID-19-induced …

Engineering therapeutics to detoxify hemoglobin, heme, and iron

IS Pires, F Berthiaume, AF Palmer - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Hemolysis (ie, red blood cell lysis) can increase circulatory levels of cell-free hemoglobin
(Hb) and its degradation by-products, namely heme (h) and iron (Fe). Under homeostasis …

Multiple spectroscopic and theoretical investigation of meso-tetra-(4-pyridyl) porphyrin‑ruthenium (II) complexes in HSA-binding studies. Effect of Zn (II) in protein …

OA Chaves, LB Menezes, BA Iglesias - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work reports the interaction between human serum albumin (HSA)–the main bio-
distributor of exogenous and endogenous compounds in the human bloodstream-and two …

Heme scavenging and delivery: The role of human serum albumin

G De Simone, R Varricchio, TF Ruberto, A di Masi… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heme is the reactive center of several metal-based proteins that are involved in multiple
biological processes. However, free heme, defined as the labile heme pool, has toxic …

Heterodinuclear Ru–Pt complexes bridged with 2, 3-bis (pyridyl) pyrazinyl ligands: studies on kinetics, deoxyribonucleic acid/bovine serum albumin binding and …

R Bellam, D Jaganyi, RS Robinson - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Di-and poly-homo/heteronuclear complexes have great potential as anticancer drugs. Here,
we report their reactivity, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)/bovine serum albumin (BSA) binding …