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Functional Analysis of Recombinant Human Serum Albumin Domains for Pharmaceutical Applications
Authors:Matsushita  Sadaharu  Isima  Yu  Chuang  Victor Tuan Giam  Watanabe  Hiroshi  Tanase  Sumio  Maruyama  Toru  Otagiri  Masaki
Institution:Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan.
Abstract:PURPOSE: Functional analysis of the three recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA) domains and their potential as stand-alone proteins for use as drug delivery protein carriers. METHODS: Protein structure was examined by fluorescence and CD spectroscopy. Ligand binding was estimated by ultrafiltration. Antioxidant activity was estimated by measuring the quenching of dihydrorhodamine 123. Esterase-like activity and enolase-like activity were estimated from the rate of hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl acetate and conversion of dihydrotestosterone from the 3-keto to 3-enol form, respectively. The domains of human serum albumin (HSA) were radiolabeled with 111In to evaluate their pharmacokinetics. RESULTS: The ligand binding ability of subsites Ia and Ib could not be detected in domain II. However, the binding of ligands to subsite Ic and site II were preserved in domain II and domain III, respectively. Domain III retained about 45% of its esterase-like activity, and weaker esterase-like activity was also observed in domain I. All domains showed low enolase-like activity in a pH 7.4 phosphate buffer, but domain II had higher activity in a pH 9.2 carbonate buffer. Domain I exhibited antioxidant activity comparable to that of rHSA. All three of the 111In-radiolabeled domains were rapidly eliminated from HSA, with high accumulation in the kidneys. CONCLUSION: Domain I of HSA has great potential for further development as a drug delivery protein carrier, due to its favorable properties and the presence of a free cysteine residue.
Keywords:antioxidant activity  domain  enzyme activity  human serum albumin  pharmacokinetics
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