Identification of 3-hydroxykynurenine bound to proteins in the human lens. A possible role in age-related nuclear cataract

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1950-1960

  Korlimbinis, Anastasia ^b   Truscott, Roger J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; LENSES; METABOLITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION;

AGE-RELATED NUCLEAR (ARN) CATARACT; COLORLESS LENS; HUMAN LENS; INSOLUBILIZATION;

PROTEINS;

3 HYDROXYKYNURENINE; CYSTEINE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; BLINDNESS; BUTTERFLY; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; MOTH; OXIDATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SOLUBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; CATARACT; HUMANS; KYNURENINE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MOTHS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEPTIDES; PIGMENTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PRIMATES;

EID: 32344431712     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi051744y     Document Type: Article

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