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SUBMITTER: Wang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3668753 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Yu Y Yu Haiyang H Shi Xiaoli X Luo Zhipu Z Lin Donghai D Huang Mingdong M
The Journal of biological chemistry 20130416 22
Glucose reacts with proteins nonenzymatically under physiological conditions. Such glycation is exacerbated in diabetic patients with high levels of blood sugar and induces various complications. Human albumin serum (HSA) is the most abundant protein in plasma and is glycated by glucose. The glycation sites on HSA remain controversial among different studies. Here, we report two protein crystal structures of HSA in complex with either glucose or fructose. These crystal structures reveal the pres ...[more]