Serum albumin in health and disease: esterase, antioxidant, transporting and signaling properties

DA Belinskaia, PA Voronina, VI Shmurak… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Being one of the main proteins in the human body and many animal species, albumin plays
a decisive role in the transport of various ions—electrically neutral and charged molecules …

Structure, enzymatic activities, glycation and therapeutic potential of human serum albumin: A natural cargo

G Rabbani, SN Ahn - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2019 - Elsevier
Human serum albumin (HSA) is an opulent, non-glycosylated, most versatile carrier protein
in plasma possessing multiple functions. HSA has the ability to interact with a variety of …

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 …

Homocysteine modification in protein structure/function and human disease

H Jakubowski - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Epidemiological studies established that elevated homocysteine, an important intermediate
in folate, vitamin B12, and one carbon metabolism, is associated with poor health, including …

Protein nanoparticles: uniting the power of proteins with engineering design approaches

N Habibi, A Mauser, Y Ko, J Lahann - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Protein nanoparticles, PNPs, have played a long‐standing role in food and industrial
applications. More recently, their potential in nanomedicine has been more widely pursued …

Direct proteomic mapping of cysteine persulfidation

L Fu, K Liu, J He, C Tian, X Yu, J Yang - Antioxidants & redox …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Aims: Cysteine persulfidation (also called sulfhydration or sulfuration) has emerged as a
potential redox mechanism to regulate protein functions and diverse biological processes in …

The universal soldier: enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant functions of serum albumin

DA Belinskaia, PA Voronina, VI Shmurak, MA Vovk… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
As a carrier of many biologically active compounds, blood is exposed to oxidants to a
greater extent than the intracellular environment. Serum albumin plays a key role in …

Serum albumin redox states: More than oxidative stress biomarker

F Tabata, Y Wada, S Kawakami, K Miyaji - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Serum albumin is the most abundant circulating protein in mammals including humans. It
has three isoforms according to the redox state of the free cysteine residue at position 34 …

Exploring how structural and dynamic properties of bovine and canine serum albumins differ from human serum albumin

S Ketrat, D Japrung, P Pongprayoon - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Serum albumin (SA) is the most abundant protein in blood. SA carries a diverse range of
nutrients and drugs. It has wide clinical and biochemical applications. Especially …

Design of smart aggregates: toward rapid clinical diagnosis of hyperlipidemia in human blood

F Sun, W Zhao, H Shen, N Fan, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular aggregates with environmental responsive properties are desired for their wide
practical applications such as bioprobes. Here, a series of smart near‐infrared (NIR) …