Title:Structure and Enzymatic Activities of Human Serum Albumin
VOLUME: 21 ISSUE: 14
Author(s):Yu Wang, Shihua Wang and Mingdong Huang
Affiliation:State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fuijan, China.
Keywords:Human serum albumin, structure, drug absorption and distribution, drug metabolism, enzymatic activity,
esterase-like activity, peroxidase activity, glycation.
Abstract:Human serum albumin (HSA) is the most abundant protein in plasma, and plays multiple roles in physiology,
including as a carrier protein for endogenous and exogenous compounds. Recent studies provide new evidences
to support the enzymatic activities of HSA and new molecular insights for such activities. Here, the structural
features and enzymatic characteristics of HSA are reviewed.
