Quantum Chemical Investigation of Low-Temperature Intramolecular Hydrogen Transfer Reactions of Hydrocarbons

2006 ◽  
Vol 110 (37) ◽  
pp. 10863-10871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Pfaendtner ◽  
Xinrui Yu ◽  
Linda J. Broadbelt
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Hydrogen Transfer ◽  
Chemical Investigation ◽  
Transfer Reactions ◽  
Quantum Chemical Investigation ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen ◽  
Hydrogen Transfer Reactions

scholarly journals Cysteine residues as catalysts for covalent peptide and protein modification: a role for thiyl radicals?

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 1254-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Schöneich
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Protein Modification ◽  
Hydrogen Transfer ◽  
Transfer Reactions ◽  
Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Thiyl Radicals ◽  
Hydrogen Deuterium ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen ◽  
Hydrogen Transfer Reactions

Cysteine thiyl radicals engage in reversible intramolecular hydrogen-transfer reactions with amino acid residues in peptides and proteins. These reactions can be experimentally demonstrated through covalent hydrogen–deuterium exchange when experiments are carried out in 2H2O. To this end, hydrogen-transfer reactions have been observed between cysteine thiyl radicals and glycine, alanine, serine, valine and leucine in both model peptides and a protein, insulin. The relevance of such reactions for protein oxidation under conditions of oxidative stress is discussed.

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