Reversible binding of kynurenine to lens proteins: Potential protection by glutathione in young lenses

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3705-3713

  Parker, Nicole R ^a,b   Korlimbinis, Anastasia ^a,b   Jamie, Joanne F ^c   Davies, Michael J ^d   Truscott, Roger J W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYSTALLIN; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE; KYNURENINE; LENS PROTEIN; LYSINE DERIVATIVE; CRYSTALLIN; HISTIDINE; KETONE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FILTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LENS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AGING; ANIMAL; BINDING COMPETITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNTHESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CATTLE; CRYSTALLINS; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KETONES; KYNURENINE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34648817048     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-1061     Document Type: Article

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