Figure 4.
Carnosine reacts with glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate. A, Carnosine (Car) non‐enzymatically reacts with glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate (GA3P) and dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) (4 h of incubation; n = 3). Mass spectrometric analysis of reaction products of carnosine with GA3P and methylglyoxal (MGO). Intensity of (B) GA3P, (C) car, (D, E) GA3P‐Car, (F, G) MGO‐Car. Numbers indicate the corresponding m/z