Immobilization of Urease by Thiol-Disulphide Interchange with Concomitant Purification

Role of cytoplasmic thioltransferase in cellular regulation by thiol-disulphide interchange.

Cytoplasmic thioltransferase purified from rat liver [Axelsson, Eriksson & Mannervik (1978) Biochemistry 17, 2978--2984] catalyses the formation and decomposition of mixed disulphides of proteins and glutathione. The enzyme was found to catalyse the reversible thiol-disulphide interchange between glutathione disulphide and a crude thiol-containing protein fraction from rat liver. This finding i...

Disulphide interchange reactions.

Thiol-disulphide interchange in tubulin: kinetics and the effect on polymerization.

All 20 cysteine residues are accessible to disulphide reagents in the tubulin dimer, whereas only four are accessible in taxol-stabilized microtubules. Reaction rates with disulphide reagents are a function of the reagent, are decreased by G nucleotides, and increased with increase in pH and urea. With transient (stop-flow) kinetics, DTNB [5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)] and 2,2'-dithiodi...

Enzyme-catalysed disulphide interchange and protein biosynthesis.

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An evaluation of thiol/disulphide homeostasis in patients with psoriasis

Introduction The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of psoriasis has been investigated in previous studies with conflicting results. On the other hand, well-established treatments currently used in psoriasis exert their effects via a boost of oxidative stress. Recently, a strong positive association between psoriasis, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia has also been described showing...