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Characterization of Protein Modification by Products of Lipid Peroxidation

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2009, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Chemistry.
In this dissertation, we show that the apparent 4-oxo-2-nonenal (ONE)-Lys Michael adducts (m+154) actually represent the isomeric 4-ketoamides. The same type of 4-ketoamide on Lys residues was formed by 9,12-dioxo-10(E)-dodecenoic acid (KODA). By incubation of β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) with 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) and ONE, HNE was found to form Cys/His/Lys/N-terminal amine Michael and Lys/N-terminal amine Schiff base adducts by mass spectrometry. ONE–Lys 4-ketoamide, ONE–Lys pyrrolinone and Cys/His–ONE–Lys/N-terminal amine pyrrole cross-links were detected after both 10 min and 24 h incubations. ONE–Lys Schiff base and ONE–His/Lys/Cys Michael adducts were observed at 10 min. When the ONE concentration is less than stoichiometric with β-LG, the predominant protein modification detected is the Cys–ONE–Lys pyrrole cross-link. The cross-linking between Glutathione (GSH) or β-alanylhistidine (carnosine) and proteins by ONE was investigated by SDS–PAGE and mass spectrometry. Under the reaction conditions we used, virtually every lysine of β-LG was found to be cross-linked to GSH to some degree. Using cytochrome c and ribonuclease A (RNase), we showed that ONE becomes more protein-reactive in the presence of GSH. His and Lys surrogates PHis and PLys were synthesized, both of which have detection limits of 30 fmol with a signal-to-noise ratio of 5:1 by MALDI-TOF-MS. By incubation of PHis or PLys with HNE, ONE, alkenals or a mixture of linoleic acid (d0:d5 = 1:1), Fe(II) and ascorbic acid, besides the previously reported known adducts, several novel adducts were detected by MALDI-TOF-MS and LC-ESI-MS. When the β-LG was incubated with LA or 17,17,18,18,18-d5-(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid (d5-LA), Fe(II), and ascorbic acid, a novel 2-octenoic acid–His Michael adduct was discovered by LC-ESI-MS. In addition, many of the adducts found represent those previously observed when treating protein with the pure electrophilic modifier. The same modifications by the “mirror-image” carboxy terminus of LA were also identified. 2(E), 4(E)-Decadienal (DDE) was found to modify different proteins through different ways. β-LG is intensively cross-linked by DDE but cytochrome c and RNase are resistant to the DDE cross-linking. DDE majorly form Lys Schiff base adducts with cytochrome c and RNase. However, in addition to the these adducts, DDE forms Cys Michael and Lys pyridinium adducts with β-LG.
Lawrence M. Sayre (Advisor)
Vernon E. Anderson (Advisor)
Michael G. Zagorski (Committee Chair)
Mary D. Barkley (Committee Member)
Gregory P. Tochtrop (Committee Member)
317 p.

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  • Zhu, X. (2009). Characterization of Protein Modification by Products of Lipid Peroxidation [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1225734704

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zhu, Xiaochun. Characterization of Protein Modification by Products of Lipid Peroxidation. 2009. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1225734704.

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  • Zhu, Xiaochun. "Characterization of Protein Modification by Products of Lipid Peroxidation." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1225734704

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