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Utilizing a combination of conventional and affinity-chromatographic procedures, we have purified four fragments of human albumin that were generated by controlled limited proteolysis with pepsin [0.3 mM albumin; 37°C; 10 min; pH 3.51; 4.2 mM octanoate; pepsin/albumin, 1:1000 (w/w)]. These fragments have a molecular weight range of 9200-17,000 Da. Amino acid compositions, N- and C-terminal sequences, molecular weights, and other internal markers were used to determine the location of these fragments within the parent molecule. All of the fragments were shown to be derived from the C-terminal half of human albumin. The presence of multiple pepsin-sensitive bonds near the C terminus of each fragment complicated the assignment of specific residue numbers to each fragment. Two pairs of similar peptides were identified: (A) those corresponding to a single-loop structure (residues 309–380 and 309–387) and (B) those containing multiple loops and intraloop cleavages [residues 309–(491–495) with 408–423 deleted]. Purification of these fragments without disulfide bond reduction confirms portions of the loop structure of human albumin and demonstrates increased susceptibility of two specific regions of the C-terminal half of the molecule to peptic digestion.
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Ledden, D.J., Feldhoff, R.C. Purification and characterization of peptic fragments derived from the carboxyl-terminal half of human albumin. J Protein Chem 2, 303–319 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025596
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