Multiple conformational state of human serum albumin around single tryptophan residue at various pH revealed by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-200

  Otosu, Takuhiro ^a   Nishimoto, Etsuko ^a   Yamashita, Shoji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ANS fluorescence; Human serum albumin (HSA); Time resolved area normalized fluorescence emission spectra (TRANES); Time resolved fluorescence anisotropy; Time resolved fluorescence decay

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACIDITY; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROENVIRONMENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 76949101961     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp175     Document Type: Article

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