Interaction of mercaptosuccinate with GPx peptides.
A, mass spectra of the reaction of a Sec-containing peptide (control, top spectrum) with mercaptosuccinate (middle spectrum), and mercaptosuccinate followed by the reductant DTT (bottom spectrum). B, mass spectrum of the reaction of the Sec- and Lys-containing peptide (control, top spectrum) and with mercaptosuccinate (middle spectrum) and mercaptosuccinate followed by the reductant DTT (bottom spectrum). C, scheme demonstrating the proposed reaction between thiol-containing Tio or mercaptosuccinate and GPx.