Glycation reactions leading to protein modifications (advanced glycation end products) contribute to various pathologies associated with the general aging process and long term complications of diabetes. However, only few relevant compounds have so far been detected in vivo. We now report on the first unequivocal identification of the lysine-arginine cross-links glucosepane 5, DOGDIC 6, MODIC 7...

An anionic Cd(II) metal–organic framework, {[NH2(CH3)2]2[Cd(μ4-TDBAT)]·3H2O·DMF}n (1) (TDBAT: 5,5′-((thiophene-2,5-dicarbonyl)bis(azanediyl))diisophthalate), was synthesized with thiophenamide-containing tetracarboxylic acid and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, single-crystal diffraction, powder X-ray thermogravimetric analysis. results showed that each ion connected to fou...

Abnormal cellular accumulation of the dicarbonyl metabolite MG (methylglyoxal) occurs on exposure to high glucose concentrations, inflammation, cell aging and senescence. It is associated with increased MG-adduct content of protein and DNA linked to increased DNA strand breaks and mutagenesis, mitochondrial dysfunction and ROS (reactive oxygen species) formation and cell detachment from the ext...

Protein sulfenic acids are formed by the reaction of biologically relevant reactive oxygen species with protein thiols. Sulfenic acid formation modulates the function of enzymes and transcription factors either directly or through the subsequent formation of protein disulfide bonds. Identifying the site, timing, and conditions of protein sulfenic acid formation remains crucial to understanding ...

Iron (III) phosphate catalyzed condensation reaction of aldehydes, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and amuniom acetate refluxing ethanol that remains a common theme in current literature.

A series of (Me3TACN)FeII derivatives with soft coligands have been investigated, where Me3TACN is N,N',N"-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane. Treatment of Me3TACN with FeCl2 afforded a compound with the empirical formula (Me3TACN)FeCl2 (1). Compound 1, which is a versatile precursor reagent, was shown by single-crystal X-ray diffraction to be the salt [(Me3TACN)2Fe2Cl3][(Me3TACN)FeCl3], contain...

BACKGROUND We have previously shown that hyperforin, a phloroglucinol derivative found in St. John's wort, behaves as a potent anti-angiogenic compound. To identify the reactive group(s) mainly involved in this anti-angiogenic effect, we have investigated the anti-angiogenic properties of a series of stable derivatives obtained by oxidative modification of the natural product. In addition, in t...

The authors have previously investigated the carcinostatic effect of simple hydrazine deriva tives. In early work (6, 7) acetic hydrazide and some methylated derivatives of formic hydrazide were found to have an inhibitory effect on mouse Adenocarcinoma 755. A number of substituted hydrazines and related compounds were also evaluated on myeloid mouse leukemia C1498 (8). The development of hydra...

We show that methylglyoxal forms lightabsorbing secondary organic material in aqueous ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate solutions mimicking tropospheric aerosol particles. The kinetics were characterized using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The results suggest that the bimolecular reaction of methylglyoxal with an ammonium or hydronium ion is the rate-limiting step for the formation of light-abs...

During maturation and the acquisition of their fertilization potential, male germ cells are subjected to various sequential modifications that occur in the epididymis. Protein addition, reorganization or withdrawal, comprise some of these modifications. Dicarbonyl L-xylulose reductase (DCXR), a multifunctional protein involved in various enzymatic and protein interaction processes in different ...