Esterase-Like Activity of Serum Albumin: Characterization of Its Structural Chemistry Using p-Nitrophenyl Esters as Substrates

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-292

  Sakurai, Yuji ^a   Ma, Shen Feng ^a   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Yamaotsu, Noriyuki ^b   Hirono, Shuichi ^b   Kurono, Yukihisa ^c   Kragh Hansen, Ulrich ^d   Otagiri, Masaki ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Esterase like activity; p nitrophenyl esters; Serum albumin; Species difference; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EVALUATION; HYDROLYSIS; PH; PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CATTLE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DOGS; ESTERASES; ESTERS; HORSES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MYRISTIC ACID; NITROPHENOLS; RABBITS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 1242337279     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAM.0000016241.84630.06     Document Type: Article

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