Application of fisetin to the quantitation of serum albumin

Jung Min Park, Van Quan Do, Yoon Seok Seo, Men Thi Hoai Duong, Hee Chul Ahn, Hee Jin Huh, Moo Yeol Lee

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Abstract

Fisetin (3,3′,4′,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) is a widely distributed natural flavonol. It interacts with albumin, and thereby generates a fluorescence signal quantitatively. Based on such optical characteristics, we postulated that fisetin was applicable to the quantitation of albumin as an indicator. To establish the fisetin-based albumin assay, we examined the optical properties of fisetin and fisetin–albumin complex. The assay conditions were fine-tuned to fit for the actual concentration of serum albumin and to generate an optimal signal with a high signal-to-background ratio. The reaction between fisetin and albumin was linear in a wide range of concentrations. Non-protein serum components did not interfere with the reaction. The reactivity of fisetin was apparently specific for albumin among serum proteins. Both plasma and serum were compatible with the assay. The samples could be stored in a refrigerator or a freezer without the loss of reactivity toward fisetin. The generation and decay rates of the signal were acceptable for manual handling. The recovery of fortified albumin in serum was confirmed and the assay was validated with human sera. Fisetin-based albumin assay is suitable for clinical laboratory testing, considering the simple and short procedure, high specificity and sensitivity, linearity over a wide range of albumin concentrations, and, presumably, potential automatability.

Original languageEnglish
Article number459
JournalJournal of Clinical Medicine
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2020

Keywords

  • Albumin assay
  • Clinical laboratory test
  • Fisetin
  • Human serum albumin

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