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Albumin domain II mutant with high bilirubin binding affinity has a great potential as serum bilirubin excretion enhancer for hyperbilirubinemia treatment.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Apr 2013
Minomo Ai, Ishima Yu, Chuang Victor T G, Suwa Yoshiaki, Kragh-Hansen Ulrich, Narisoko Toru, Morioka Hiroshi, Maruyama Toru, Otagiri Masaki
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BACKGROUND: 4Z,15Z-bilirubin-IXα (BR), an endogenous toxic compound that is sparingly soluble in water, binds human serum albumin (HSA) with high affinity in a flexible manner. Our previous findings suggest that both Lys195 and Lys199 in subdomain IIA are important for the high-affinity binding o...
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