Photodynamic protein cross-linking |
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Authors: | Hendrik Verweij Thomas MAR Dubbelman Johnny Van Steveninck |
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Institution: | Sylvius Laboratories, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Wassenaarseweg 72, 2333 AL Leiden The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Exposure of spectrin to visible light in the presence of a photosensitizer results in photo-oxidation of sensitive amino acid residues and covalent cross-linking of the polypeptides. In a previous paper the cross-linking was ascribed to a secondary reaction between photo-oxidized histidine residues and amino groups. The following observations, described in this paper, are in accordance with this supposition. (1) During illumination of spectrin in the presence of a photosensitizer a pronounced photo-oxidation of histidine residues takes place. (2) Simultaneously a decrease of free amino groups is observed. (3) Semicarbazide protects against cross-linking and is bound to a histidine photo-oxidation product in spectrin. (4) The pH profile of histidine photo-oxidation and subsequent reaction with amino groups is similar to the pH profile of spectrin cross-linking. Amidination of NH2 groups in spectrin does not inhibit cross-linking, as visualized by gel electrophoresis. On the other hand aminidation of denatured myoglobin causes a 50% inhibition of cross-linking. These observations support the notion of NH2-involvement in cross-linking but also demonstrate, that other photodynamic cross-linking mechanisms exist. |
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Keywords: | Cross-linking Protoporphyrin Methylene blue Photodynamic effect Semicarbazide |
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