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Measurement of Heme Synthesis Levels in Mammalian Cells
Published on: July 9, 2015
Response to "Malondialdehyde-Induced Post-Translational Modification of Human Hemoglobin"
Hauh-Jyun Candy Chen1, Yan-Ling Liao1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Nano Bio-Detection (AIM-HI), National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Ming-Hsiung, Chia-Yi 62142, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Although malondialdehyde and methylglyoxal have the same molecular formula, they have different chemistry in forming protein adducts. The major lysine adduct of malondialdehyde in hemoglobin is the N-propenal type, while that of methylglyoxal is N6-(1-carboxyethyl)lysine. This Letter provides evidence that the "methylglyoxal-like" hemoglobin adducts are not derived from malondialdehyde. This Letter also discusses the quantification of malondialdehyde-induced post-translational modifications in human hemoglobin by different mass spectrometry-based methods.
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