Human serum albumin (HSA) is a multifunctional circulatory protein essential for many physiological processes including oncotic pressure maintenance, ligand/drug binding and transport, antioxidant activity, Abnormal HSA levels in biological fluids have been reported in a variety of clinical disorders, making it a potential biomarker for early diagnosis. Low serum albumin levels have been linked to increased long- and short-term mortality rates in ICU patients. Therefore, quantifying HSA in biofluids such as serum and urine offers a convenient approach for the early identification of underlying clinical conditions and assessing the risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman serum albumin (HSA) is one of the vital proteins in blood serum, and its optimum level is a reflection of the physiological well-being of an individual. Any abnormalities in serum HSA levels could often be a sign of disguised physiological disorders. The importance of fast and accurate determination of serum HSA levels has led to the development of various quantification methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe global ground and first three excited electronic state adiabatic as well as the corresponding quasidiabatic potential energy surfaces is reported as a function of nuclear geometries in the Jacobi coordinates (R→,r→,γ) using Dunning's cc-pVTZ basis set at the internally contracted multi-reference (single and double) configuration interaction level of accuracy. Nonadiabatic couplings, arising out of relative motion of proton and the vibrational motion of CO, are also reported in terms of coupling potentials. The quasidiabatic potential energy surfaces and the coupling potentials have been obtained using the ab initio procedure [Simah et al.
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