A simple colorimetric assay to determine the concentration and proportion of human mercaptalbumin

Objectives: Human serum albumin can take on two forms, mercaptalbumin (HMA) or non-mercaptalbumin (HNA), depending on the redox status of its Cys34. The ratio of HMA and HNA is considered to be a novel biomarker of oxidative stress. While HPLC and mass spectrometry are established methods to measure...

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Main Authors: Sawaki Tada, Keiko Yasukawa, Yutaka Yatomi, Tomoaki Uchiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551722000208