Serum_albumin: profile and news

Risk Assessment for and Strategies To Reduce Perioperative ... Apr 17, 2006
Recommendation 3: A low serum albumin level (<35 g/L) is a powerful marker of increased risk for postoperative pulmonary complications and should be measured ... - Annals of Internal Medicine

Immunomedics and IBC Pharmaceuticals Report on a Novel Protein ... Apr 25, 2006
Suitable components for this technology include antibody fragments, peptide haptens, polyethylene glycols, human serum albumin, cytokines, DNA vaccines, small ... - Yahoo! News (press release)

Immunomedics and IBC Pharmaceuticals Report on a Novel Protein ... Apr 26, 2006
..."Suitable components for this technology include antibody fragments, peptide haptens, polyethylene glycols, human serum albumin, cytokines, DNA vaccines, small ... - GenomicsProteomics.com (press release),

Paclitaxel efficacy enhanced by novel compound 73R Apr 20, 2006
...at Abbott Laboratories. "The dominant component of serum deactivation was identified as domain III of human serum albumin (HSA).". - Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),

Optimizing Catheter Positioning Improves Drug Distribution of ... Apr 26, 2006
...study with intracerebral CED of the tumor targeted cytotoxin, cintredekin besudotox (IL13-PE38QQR), co-infused with 123I-labeled human serum albumin (123I-HSA ... - Genetic Engineering News,

RCT Hosting October 2006 Conference on the Future of Pichia ... Apr 24, 2006
...cost. Examples of pharmaceutical proteins made in Pichia include hepatitis B vaccine, insulin, interferons and human serum albumin. ... - Genetic Engineering News,

Other information

Indication
For treatment of severe blood loss, hypervolemia, hypoproteinemia

Pharmacology
Regulates the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. It is used to increase the circulating plasma volume, thereby reducing hemoconcentration and blood viscosity. Also used as a transport protein that binds naturally occurring, therapeutic and toxic materials in circulation.

Mechanism Of Action
Serum albumin acts as a high molecular weight, very soluble osmolyte

Drug Category
Serum substitutes; blood derivatives (16:00.00)

Brand Names/Synonyms
Serum albumin precursor; Optison

Dosage Forms
LIQUID

Absorption
Not Available

Interactions
Not Available

Chemical IUPAC Name
Human serum albumin

Chemical Formula
C2936H4624N786O889S41

Half Life
Not Available

Drug Type
Approved Drug

# Accession No
BIOD00101

CAS Registry Number
9048-49-1