... humanserum albumin A slight structural change impairs its ligand-binding and antioxidantfunctionsAsami Kawakami1,*, Kazuyuki Kubota2,*, Naoyuki Yamada2, Uno Tagami2, Kenji Takehana1,Ichiro ... Sonaka1, Eiichiro Suzuki2 and Kazuo Hirayama21 Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Kawasaki, Japan2 Institute of Life Science, Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Kawasaki, JapanHuman ... Divi-sion of Pharmacology, Kanagawa Dental College, forvaluable advice on ESR analysis. We also thank DrItsuya Tanabe and other researchers in AjinomotoCo., Inc., for technical advice and helpful...