Crystal Structure of Ovine Serum AlbuminCrystal Structure of Ovine Serum Albumin

Structural highlights

4luf is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Ovis aries. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:, , , , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum

Function

[ALBU_SHEEP] Serum albumin, the main protein of plasma, has a good binding capacity for water, Ca(2+), Na(+), K(+), fatty acids, hormones, bilirubin and drugs. Its main function is the regulation of the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. Major zinc transporter in plasma, typically binds about 80% of all plasma zinc.

4luf, resolution 2.30Å

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