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Spectroscopy,"Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
These studies demonstrate possible connection between a decreased affi
nity of human serum albumin (HSA) in patients with liver and renal fai
lures and changes of the HSA hydration state. The relaxation times, T-
1 and T-2, of water protons in aqueous protein solution depend on the
interaction of water molecules with biopolymer macromolecules. We comp
ared these relaxation rimes for aqueous solutions of HSA from healthy
and sick donors. For latter the amount and correlation time of the bou
nd water are higher than those in healthy donors HSA solutions. The in
fluence of long-chain fatty acids on the albumin hydration was found t
o be small.