Conformational Changes in Human Serum Albumin Induced by Ligand Binding

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bent Honoré
Keyword(s):  
Human Serum Albumin ◽  
Ligand Binding ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Conformational Changes

Human Serum Albumin Conformational Changes as Induced by Tenoxicam and Modified by Simultaneous Diazepam Binding

1993 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 1050-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. BRÉE ◽  
S. URIEN ◽  
P. NGUYEN ◽  
J. P. TILLEMENT ◽  
A. STEINER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Conformational Changes

scholarly journals Temperature-Dependent Simultaneous Ligand Binding in Human Serum Albumin

2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (16) ◽  
pp. 4884-4891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudarson Sekhar Sinha ◽  
Rajib Kumar Mitra ◽  
Samir Kumar Pal
Keyword(s):  
Human Serum Albumin ◽  
Ligand Binding ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Temperature Dependent

scholarly journals Systematic FTIR Spectroscopy Study of the Secondary Structure Changes in Human Serum Albumin under Various Denaturation Conditions

Biomolecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usoltsev ◽  
Sitnikova ◽  
Kajava ◽  
Uspenskaya
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Structure ◽  
Human Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Ftir Spectroscopy ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Random Coil ◽  
Helical Conformation ◽  
Structure Changes

Human serum albumin (HSA) is the most abundant protein in blood plasma. HSA is involved in the transport of hormones, fatty acids, and some other compounds, maintenance of blood pH, osmotic pressure, and many other functions. Although this protein is well studied, data about its conformational changes upon different denaturation factors are fragmentary and sometimes contradictory. This is especially true for FTIR spectroscopy data interpretation. Here, the effect of various denaturing agents on the structural state of HSA by using FTIR spectroscopy in the aqueous solutions was systematically studied. Our data suggest that the second derivative deconvolution method provides the most consistent interpretation of the obtained IR spectra. The secondary structure changes of HSA were studied depending on the concentration of the denaturing agent during acid, alkaline, and thermal denaturation. In general, the denaturation of HSA in different conditions is accompanied by a decrease in α-helical conformation and an increase in random coil conformation and the intermolecular β-strands. Meantime, some variation in the conformational changes depending on the type of the denaturation agent were also observed. The increase of β-structural conformation suggests that HSA may form amyloid-like aggregates upon the denaturation.

Calcium ion binding to clinically relevant chemical modifications of human serum albumin

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1654-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Vorum ◽  
K Fisker ◽  
M Otagiri ◽  
A O Pedersen ◽  
U Kragh-Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Human Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Calcium Binding ◽  
Equilibrium Dialysis ◽  
Thiol Group ◽  
Protein Molecule ◽  
Penicillin G ◽  
Lysine Residues

Abstract Calcium binding to glycated, penicilloylated, acetylated, and normal defatted human serum albumin as well as to mercapt- and nonmercaptalbumin was studied by equilibrium dialysis of radioactive Ca2+. Binding was quantified by five Scatchard constants [ni = 1, (i = 1-4) and n5 = 10]. Glycation resulted in increased k1- and k2-values and unchanged k3-k5-values, whereas penicilloylation increased all five association constants. The increments were greater the more pronounced the modification, and the enhancements caused by penicilloylation were, for the same degree of modification, greater than those produced by glycation. In contrast, acetylation by acetylsalicylate did not affect calcium binding. Likewise, binding to mercapt- and nonmercaptalbumin was the same, a finding showing that the thiol group of cysteine 34 is not important for calcium binding. D-Glucose and penicillin G are known to react with lysine residues of albumin, and the enhancement of binding resulting from glycation or penicilloylation is probably brought about by unspecific electrostatic effects, possibly supplemented by conformational changes of the protein molecule. The relative importance of the three domains of human serum albumin for calcium binding is discussed.

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