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. 1993 Aug 1;90(15):7255–7259. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.15.7255

Protein oxidative damage is associated with life expectancy of houseflies.

R S Sohal 1, S Agarwal 1, A Dubey 1, W C Orr 1
PMCID: PMC47115  PMID: 8346242

Abstract

The objective of this study was to test some of the predictions of the oxidative-stress hypothesis of aging, which postulates that aging is causally associated with the molecular damage inflicted by reactive oxygen species. Protein carbonyl content was used as an index of molecular oxidative modifications. The carbonyl content was found to be associated with the physiological age or life expectancy of flies rather than with their chronological age. Exposure of flies to sublethal hyperoxia (100% oxygen) irreversibly enhanced the carbonyl content of the flies and decreased their rate of oxygen consumption. Results of this study indicate that protein carbonyl content may be a biomarker of aging and support the general concept that oxidative stress may be a causal factor in the aging process.

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