We tested the ability of serum-free media to support the in vitro growth of human non-small cell lung carcinoma. A medium containing insulin, transferrin, sodium selenite, hydrocortisone, epidermal growth factor, and bovine serum albumin (1 mg/ml) with serum precoating of culture dishes (modified LA medium) supported three previously established cell lines of non-small cell lung cancer and prev...

In ammonia buffers of varying composition and pH, native bovine serum albumin and completely reduced bovine serum albumin, denoted by p(SH)35, yield quite different Brdicka current-voltage (i-E) curves, but they are identical in the presence of 5 mM calcium chloride. This means that in the presence of calcium, bovine serum albumin becomes completely reduced to p(SH)35. In 8 M urea and ammonia b...

Dietary flavonoids show beneficial effects in the prevention of chronic diseases. However, flavonoid bioavailability is poor, probably due to their interaction with serum albumins. In the current work, the binding interactions of eight related flavonoids, sharing a similar core structure, with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. The binding affinities of t...

During antibiotic drug development, media are frequently spiked with either serum/plasma or protein supplements to evaluate the effect of protein binding. Usually, previously reported serum or plasma protein binding values are applied in the analysis. The aim of this study was to evaluate this approach by experimentally measuring free, unbound concentrations for antibiotics with reportedly high...

Microarrays provide a platform for high-throughput characterization of biomolecular interactions. To increase the sensitivity and specificity of microarrays, surface blocking is required to minimize the nonspecific interactions between analytes and unprinted yet functionalized surfaces. To block amine- or epoxy-functionalized substrates, bovine serum albumin (BSA) is one of the most commonly us...