The 4-hydroxynonenal–protein adducts and their biological relevance: are some proteins preferred targets?

L Milkovic, N Zarkovic, Z Marusic, K Zarkovic… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is well known that oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation (LPO) play a role in physiology
and pathology. The most studied LPO product with pleiotropic capabilities is 4 …

Oxidative crosslinking of peptides and proteins: Mechanisms of formation, detection, characterization and quantification

E Fuentes-Lemus, P Hägglund, C López-Alarcón… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Covalent crosslinks within or between proteins play a key role in determining the structure
and function of proteins. Some of these are formed intentionally by either enzymatic or …

Comparison of catalytic activity of graphitic carbon nitrides derived from different precursors for carbon dioxide conversion

H Chand, A Kumar, S Goswami, V Krishnan - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The outrageous level of carbon dioxide (CO 2) accumulation in the atmosphere due to
persistent burning of fossil fuels is a serious problem to manhood, and there is upthrust …

Oxylipins and reactive carbonyls as regulators of the plant redox and reactive oxygen species network under stress

M Knieper, A Viehhauser, KJ Dietz - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), and in particular H2O2, serve as essential second
messengers at low concentrations. However, excessive ROS accumulation leads to severe …

Direct Interaction between N-Acetylcysteine and Cytotoxic Electrophile—An Overlooked In Vitro Mechanism of Protection

P Mlejnek - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In laboratory experiments, many electrophilic cytotoxic agents induce cell death
accompanied by reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and/or by glutathione (GSH) …

An overview of NRF2-activating compounds bearing α, β-unsaturated moiety and their antioxidant effects

MC Egbujor, B Buttari, E Profumo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The surge of scientific interest in the discovery of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2 (NFE2)-Related
Factor 2 (NRF2)-activating molecules underscores the importance of NRF2 as a therapeutic …

Peptide and protein cysteine modification enabled by hydrosulfuration of ynamide

C Wang, Z Zhao, R Ghadir, D Yang, Z Zhang… - ACS Central …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Efficient functionalization of peptides and proteins has widespread applications in chemical
biology and drug discovery. However, the chemoselective and site-selective modification of …

Ponicidin suppresses pancreatic cancer growth by inducing ferroptosis: Insight gained by mass spectrometry-based metabolomics

W Cui, J Zhang, D Wu, J Zhang, H Zhou, Y Rong, F Liu… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pancreatic cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors of the digestive
tract. Ponicidin, a tetracyclic diterpenoid active ingredient extracted from the traditional …

Inflammasome activity regulation by PUFA metabolites

S Atalay Ekiner, A Gęgotek… - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Oxidative stress and the accompanying chronic inflammation constitute an important
metabolic problem that may lead to pathology, especially when the body is exposed to …

[HTML][HTML] Electrophile versus oxidant modification of cysteine residues: kinetics as a key driver of protein modification

MB Sauerland, MJ Davies - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans have widespread exposure to both oxidants, and soft electrophilic compounds such
as alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehydes and quinones. Electrophilic motifs are commonly …