Open AccessBound Homocysteine, Cysteine, and Cysteinylglycine Distribution between Albumin and Globulins
Author(s) -
Glen L. Hortin,
Nitin Seam,
Gerard Hoehn
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.074302
Subject(s) - cysteine , homocysteine , albumin , globulin , biochemistry , distribution (mathematics) , chemistry , serum albumin , medicine , enzyme , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Major portions of homocysteine (Hcy), cysteine (Cys), cysteinylglycine (CysGly), and glutathione in serum are covalently bound to proteins via disulfides. Albumin has been considered the dominant binding protein.
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