Abstract
Protein oxidation is a recognized component of aging and a consequence of severe or prolonged exposure to reactive oxygen species (ROS). Direct attack of protein by ROS causes formation of protein-bound carbonyl groups (1). These carbonyl functions represent a variety of site-specific modifications, most particularly adipic and glutamic acid semialdehydes (2). Additionally, numerous lipid oxidation products, including αβ-unsaturated γ-hydroxyalkenals can attack proteins yielding protein-bound aldehydes (3). Furthermore, nonemzymatic glycation can yield protein-bound carbonyl functionalities (4). Thus, protein carbonyls represent a possibly convenient indicator of oxidative stress. A variety of techniques have been introduced to measure protein carbonyls in tissue extracts, where they are found to increase exponentially as a function of organism aging (5). All the extant techniques for protein carbonyl determination rely upon reductive amination between the carbonyl group and a probe, typically dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) (5–6). Antibodies specific to the probe can then be used to visualize protein carbonyls.
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Hensley, K., Williamson, K.S. (2003). Protein Carbonyl Determination Using Biotin Hydrazide. In: Hensley, K., Floyd, R.A. (eds) Methods in Biological Oxidative Stress. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-424-7:195
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