Structure and enzymatic activities of human serum albumin.
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.
Yu
Y
Wang
Shihua
S
Wang
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fuijan, China. mhuang@fjirsm.ac.cn.
Mingdong
M
Huang
D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
D012709:Serum Albumin