General Description

• Albumin is derived from human serum

• Albumin is affected by oxidative stress that can alter its redox state and thereby alter its physiological function

Application

• Albumin has been used in the preparation of nanocarriers as advanced drug delivery systems

• It has the ability to facilitate diffusion and active transport of substances such as steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones

• It also helps maintain the colloidal osmotic pressures of blood and buffers pH

• It can bind to some substances, including drugs such as ibuprofen and warfarin, and strongly influence their pharmacokinetics

• It is involved in the formulation of media for culture of mammalian cells for laboratory research