Imprinted Human Serum Albumin with Antioxidant Activity

In order to create a new mimic of glutathione peroxidase（GPx）, bioimprinting was used to generate gluta-thione（GSH） binding site and chemical modification was used to incorporate catalytic group selenocystine（Sec）. Human serum albumin（HSA） and S-substituted dinitrophenyl glutathione（GSH-S-DNP） were chosen as the imprinted matrix and imprinting template, respectively, to generate a GSH-imprinted protein（GSH-HSA） by bioimprinting. Sec was incorporated into the GSH-HSA by chemical modification to give a new GPx mimic（Se-GSH-HSA）. Se-GSH-HSA displayed considerably higher GPx activity than non-printed HSA（Se-HSA）. The enzymic properties and kinetics of Se-GSH-HSA were studied. Moreover, Se-GSH-HSA was confirmed to have stronger antioxidant ability to protect mitochondria against oxidative damage with ferrous sulfate/ascorbate-induced mitochondria damage model, indicating that Se-GSH-HSA has potential application in medicine.