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. 1992 Jun 15;89(12):5611–5615. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.12.5611

Selective cleavage of thioether linkage in proteins modified with 4-hydroxynonenal.

K Uchida 1, E R Stadtman 1
PMCID: PMC49342  PMID: 1608970

Abstract

The peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids leads to numerous products, including 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE). That 4-hydroxy-2-alkenal compounds react with sulfhydryl groups of proteins to form thioether adducts possessing a carbonyl function has been established [Schauenstein, E. & Esterbauer, H. (1979) Ciba Found. Symp. 67, 225-244]. Taking advantage of the fact that Raney nickel catalyzes cleavage of thioether bonds, we have developed a procedure to quantitate the amount of HNE moiety bound to protein by means of a thioether linkage. Adducts of HNE with N-acetylcysteine and glutathione were prepared, labeled with NaB[3H]H4, and then treated with Raney nickel. The 3H-labeled product was recovered in 85-90% yield from both HNE-N-acetylcysteine and HNE-glutathione adducts in a solvent [10% (vol/vol) methanol/chloroform]-estractable form. Treatment of proteins with HNE led to the disappearance of protein sulfhydryl groups. However, less than 10% of the labeled adducts obtained after subsequent reduction with NaB[3H]H4 could be released in a solvent-extractable form upon treatment with Raney nickel. This and the observation that HNE reacts with proteins lacking a sulfhydryl group attests to the fact that HNE can react with amino acid residues other than cysteinyl residues.

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