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Homocysteine in Protein Structure/Function and Human Disease Chemical Biology of Homocysteine-containing Proteins

Excess of homocysteine, a product of the metabolism of the essential amino acid methionine, is associated with poor health, is linked to heart and brain diseases in general human populations, and accelerates mortality in heart disease patients. Neurological and cardiovascular abnormalities occur in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jakubowski, Hieronim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Subjects:
Metabolic Diseases
Protein Structure
Protein Science
Medical Biochemistry
Biochemistry, General
Biochemistry
Proteins 
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Homocysteine. Chemical Synthesis
  • Physicochemical Properties
  • Quantification Methods
  • Metabolic Pathways
  • Clinical significance
  • 3. Homocysteine Thiolactone
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Physicochemical Properties
  • Quantification Methods
  • Biological Formation and Turnover
  • Clinical Significance
  • 4. N-Homocysteinylated Proteins
  • Functional Consequences
  • Albumin
  • Fibrinogen
  • Cytochrome c
  • Other Proteins
  • Quantification Methods
  • Total N-homocysteinylation assays
  • Site-specific N-homocysteinylation assays
  • Formation in vivo
  • Turnover to Nε-Homocysteinyl-lysine
  • Biological Consequences and Clinical Significance
  • 5. S-Homocysteinylated Proteins
  • Formation in vitro
  • Functional Consequences
  • Annexin
  • Metallothionein
  • Fibrilin, Fibronectin, Tropoelastin
  • Detection in vivo
  • Biological consequences
  • Conclusions
  • References

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