Journal of Biological Chemistry 1995-05-12

A structural assignment for a stable acetaldehyde-lysine adduct.

K P Braun, R B Cody, D R Jones, C M Peterson

Index: J. Biol. Chem. 270(19) , 11263-6, (1995)

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Abstract

Acetaldehyde is the first oxidation product of ethanol in vivo. Lysine residues in proteins such as hemoglobin have been implicated as target structures for acetaldehyde adducts resulting from ethanol consumption. Although the presence of both stable and unstable acetaldehyde-hemoglobin adducts has been established, the structural characterization of the adducts has received relatively little attention. As a model for such adduct formation, we studied the peptide pentalysine in vitro. Pentalysine has several potential sites for adduct formation. The amino-terminal amine group as well as the epsilon-amine groups of each lysine side chain can serve as potential sites for modification by acetaldehyde. Mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, and Raman spectroscopy were employed to demonstrate that acetaldehyde forms a stable linkage to lysine amine groups via a Schiff base.

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