The glycation of proteins by glucose has been linked to the development of diabetic complications and other diseases. Early glycation is thought to involve the reaction of glucose with N-terminal and lysyl side chain amino groups to form Schiff's base and fructosamine adducts. The formation of the alpha-oxoaldehydes, glyoxal, methylglyoxal and 3-deoxyglucosone, in early glycation was investigat...

Two monoclonal antibodies (6A10 and 12F5) were obtained after fusion of mouse P3X63-AG.8.653 myeloma cells with spleen cells isolated from BALB/c mice immunized with imidazole ring-opened aflatoxin H, (AI If, )DNA and characterized by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Both antibodies are highly specific for imidazole ring opened AFBi-DNA and show some cross-reactivity with AI H,-U...

the formation constants and gibbs free energy for the interaction of rnsnclm (n = m = 2, r = me, ph, n-bu or n = 4, m = 0, r = ph) compounds as acceptors, with ml complexes (h2l = n,n'-bis(salicylidene)-2-aminobenzylamine (salabza-h2) and its derivatives, m = mn2+ or zn2+), as donors in n,n'-dimethylformamide (dmf) as solvent were studied. these parameters were measured by using uv-vis spectrop...

The mechanistic analysis of catalyst-controlled regiodivergent aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reactions vinylcyclopentenone is described. DABCO-catalyzed reaction gives the α-adduct exclusively (red reaction) and DMAP-catalyzed produces γ-adduct selectively (blue reaction). revealed that rate-determining step (RDS) α-selective Mannich-type C−C bond formation step, whereas RDS γ-selective seems to be...

It is now possible to quantitate carcinogen adducts on DNA by highly sensitive immunoassays. These techniques are particularly useful for screening human populations for exposure to potential environmental carcinogens. We have developed a panel of monoclonal antibodies that react with benzo(a)pyrene (BP) modified DNA to be used in an enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA) to quantitate adduct levels...

The relative contribution of, and possible mechanism of interaction between, aflatoxin and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the development of primary hepatocellular carcinoma can be better investigated now that markers of individual exposure to both factors are available. In this study, blood samples were collected over a 1-month period from 117 children aged 3 to 4 years, resident in Kuntair or Ker...

A novel liquid chromatography-multiple reaction monitoring (LC-MRM) procedure has been developed for retrospective diagnosis of exposure to different forms of mustard agents. This concise method is able to validate prior exposure to nitrogen mustards (HN-1, HN-2, and HN-3) or sulfur mustard (HD) in a single run, which significantly reduces analysis time compared to separate runs to screen for d...

Following an accidental human exposure to a vesicating agent, plasma samples were analyzed for specific biomarkers of sulfur mustard. One individual suffered chemical burns over 6.5% of the body surface area and required hospitalization; the second individual developed a single, small blister. Plasma specimens from both individuals were examined using two different assays. The first assay targe...

The physiological a-oxoaldehyde methylglyoxal binds and modifies arginine, lysine, and cysteine residues in proteins. The kinetics and mechanism of these reactions were investigated with Na-acetylamino acids and bovine serum albumin at pH 7.4 and 37 “C. The reaction of methylglyoxal with Na-acetylarginine involved the initial reversible formation of glycosylamine and 4,5-dihydroxy5-methylimidaz...

It has been shown that hepatocytes cultured in a collagen sandwich configuration maintain cell viability, morphology, and drug metabolizing activities for several weeks. The purpose of this study was to characterize chemically induced general toxicity in this system by exposing hepatocytes to eight different hepatotoxic compounds. Cell function and viability was measured by analyzing the secret...