Serum heme-albumin: An allosteric protei
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Paolo Ascenzi; Mauro Fasano
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Heme scavenging by plasma proteins, including serum albumin (SA), provides protection against freeβheme oxidative damage, limits access by pathogens to the heme, and contributes to iron homeostasis by recycling the heme iron. In turn, serum hemeβalbumin (SAβheme) acquires hemeβbased lig