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General description
Serum Albumin is a protein widely present in the circulating blood.[1] Albumin has a helical structure with three domains that form a heart-like shape. It belongs to the four-member albumin superfamily.[2]
Application
Bovine Serum Albumin solution has been used:
as one of the experimental components to resemble the plasma-protein-rich acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) edema liquid[3]
to prepare embryos for fluorescent staining of the actin cytoskeleton[4]
in tissue culture and neurite outgrowth assay[5]
Biochem/physiol Actions
Serum Albumin regulates the osmotic pressure and pH of the blood. It transports various endogenous and exogenous compounds such as amino acids, drugs, steroids, and fatty acids.[1] Bovine serum albumin (BSA) serves as a molecular weight standard, standard in vaccine preparation, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).[2]
