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Albumin Is a Component of the Esterase Status of Human Blood Plasma
open access articleThe esterase status of blood plasma can claim to be one of the universal markers of various
diseases; therefore, it deserves attention when searching for markers of the severity of COVID-19
and other infectious and non-infectious pathologies. When analyzing the esterase status of blood
plasma, the esterase activity of serum albumin, which is the major protein in the blood of mammals,
should not be ignored. The purpose of this study is to expand understanding of the esterase status
of blood plasma and to evaluate the relationship of the esterase status, which includes information
on the amount and enzymatic activity of human serum albumin (HSA), with other biochemical
parameters of human blood, using the example of surviving and deceased patients with confirmed
COVID-19. In experiments in vitro and in silico, the activity of human plasma and pure HSA towards
various substrates was studied, and the effect of various inhibitors on this activity was tested. Then,
a comparative analysis of the esterase status and a number of basic biochemical parameters of the
blood plasma of healthy subjects and patients with confirmed COVID-19 was performed. Statistically
significant differences have been found in esterase status and biochemical indices (including albumin
levels) between healthy subjects and patients with COVID-19, as well as between surviving and
deceased patients. Additional evidence has been obtained for the importance of albumin as a
diagnostic marker. Of particular interest is a new index, [Urea] x [MDA] x 1000/(BChEb x [ALB]),
which in the group of deceased patients was 10 times higher than in the group of survivors and
26 times higher than the value in the group of apparently healthy elderly subjects