The current role and evolution of X-ray crystallography in drug discovery and development

V Bijak, M Szczygiel, J Lenkiewicz… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Macromolecular X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM are currently the primary
techniques used to determine the three-dimensional structures of proteins, nucleic acids …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the versatility of human serum albumin–A comprehensive review of its biological significance and therapeutic potential

S Ashraf, H Qaiser, S Tariq, A Khalid… - Current Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human serum albumin (HSA) is a multi-domain macromolecule with diverse ligand binding
capability because of its ability to allow allosteric modulation despite being a monomeric …

CheckMyMetal (CMM): validating metal-binding sites in X-ray and cryo-EM data

M Gucwa, V Bijak, H Zheng, K Murzyn, W Minor - IUCrJ, 2024 - journals.iucr.org
Identifying and characterizing metal-binding sites (MBS) within macromolecular structures is
imperative for elucidating their biological functions. CheckMyMetal (CMM) is a web based …

EPR spectroscopic characterisation of native Cu II-binding sites in human serum albumin

K Ackermann, D Wu, AJ Stewart, BE Bode - Dalton Transactions, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Human serum albumin (HSA) is the most abundant plasma protein, which functions to
transport a large range of ligands within the circulation. These interactions have important …

Targeted removal of the FA2 site on human albumin prevents fatty acid–mediated inhibition of Zn2+ binding

D Wu, SJ Hierons, S Polepalli, M Gucwa… - Journal of Lipid …, 2024 - ASBMB
Zinc is required for virtually all biological processes. In plasma, Zn 2+ is predominantly
transported by human serum albumin (HSA), which possesses two Zn 2+-binding sites of …

Molecular Basis for the Involvement of Mammalian Serum Albumin in the AGE/RAGE Axis: A Comprehensive Computational Study

DA Belinskaia, RO Jenkins, NV Goncharov - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In mammals, glycated serum albumin (gSA) contributes to the pathogenesis of many
metabolic diseases by activating the receptors (RAGE) for advanced glycation end products …

A biophysical insight into the mechanism of anticancer activity of salicylidene cyclohexanediamine based cobalt and nickel complexes through CT-DNA, BSA binding …

D Ghosh, S Bhar, S Karmakar, T Chowdhury… - Journal of Molecular …, 2025 - Elsevier
Two novel metal Schiff base complexes,[Co (L)(OH 2)(Cl)]. 2DMF (1) and [Ni (L)]. H 2 O (2)[H
2 L= N, N'-bis (5-bromo-3-(methoxy) salicylidene) cyclohexane-1, 2-diamine] were prepared …

Interaction of Glycated Albumin with Receptor for Glycation End Products According to Molecular Modeling Data

DA Belinskaia, NV Goncharov - Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
In diabetes mellitus (DM) patients, the accumulation of advanced glycation end products
(AGE) leads to inflammation and oxidative stress through the activation of specific receptors …