@article { ISI:000244404400002, title = {Characterization of the proteins of bacterial strain isolated from contaminated site involved in heavy metal resistance - a proteomic approach}, journal = {Journal of Biotechnology}, volume = {128}, number = {3}, year = {2007}, month = {FEB}, pages = {444-451}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}, type = {Article}, address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}, abstract = {

The present study describes response of a bacterial strain isolated from a polluted river to heavy metal toxicity. The bacterium was identified to be Klebsiella pneumoniae by biochemical tests using API 20E strips and 16S ribotyping. The isolate was studied for its tolerance to two heavy metals, i.e., cobalt (Co2+) and lead (Pb2+) by growing it in citrate mineral medium (CMM). Proteomic approach involving two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D PAGE) and mass spectrometry (MS) was used to identify the differentially expressed proteins under heavy metal stress. Two of the differentially expressed proteins were identified to be L-isoaspartate protein carboxymethyltransferase type II and DNA gyrase A. To our knowledge, this is for the first time that K pneumoniae has been reported to be present in metal contaminated site and L-isoaspartate protein carboxymethyltransferase type II protein to be over expressed under heavy metal stress. The role of these proteins in metal tolerance is discussed. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {2D PAGE, heavy metal toxicity, Mass spectrometry}, issn = {0168-1656}, doi = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.11.010}, author = {Bar, Chinmayee and Patil, Rajendra and Doshi, Jignesh and Kulkarni, Mahesh J. and Gade, Wasudeo N.} } @article { ISI:000381180000001, title = {Targeted quantification of N-1-(carboxymethyl) valine and N-1-(carboxyethyl) valine peptides of beta-hemoglobin for better diagnostics in diabetes}, journal = {Clinical Proteomics}, volume = {13}, year = {2016}, month = {MAR}, pages = {Article Number: 7}, publisher = {BIOMED CENTRAL LTD}, address = {236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND}, abstract = {

Background: N-1-(Deoxyfructosyl) valine (DFV) beta-hemoglobin (beta-Hb), commonly referred as HbA1c, is widely used diagnostic marker in diabetes, believed to provide glycemic status of preceding 90-120 days. However, the turnover of hemoglobin is about 120 days, the DFV-beta-Hb, an early and reversible glycation product eventually may undergo irreversible advanced glycation modifications such as carboxymethylation or carboxyethylation. Hence quantification of N-1-(carboxymethyl) valine (CMV) and N-1-(carboxyethyl) valine (CEV) peptides of beta-Hb would be useful in assessing actual glycemic status. Results: Fragment ion library for synthetically glycated peptides of hemoglobin was generated by using high resolution-accurate mass spectrometry (HR/AM). Using parallel reaction monitoring, deoxyfructosylated, carboxymethylated and carboxyethylated peptides of hemoglobin were quantified in clinical samples from healthy control, pre-diabetes, diabetes and poorly controlled diabetes. For the first time, we report N-1-beta-valine undergoes carboxyethylation and mass spectrometric quantification of CMV and CEV peptides of beta-hemoglobin. Carboxymethylation was found to be the most abundant modification of N-1-beta-valine. Both CMV-beta-Hb and CEV-beta-Hb peptides showed better correlation with severity of diabetes in terms of fasting glucose, postprandial glucose and microalbuminuria. Conclusions: This study reports carboxymethylation as a predominant modification of N-1-beta-valine of Hb, and quantification of CMV-beta-Hb and CEV-beta-Hb could be useful parameter for assessing the severity of diabetes.

}, keywords = {Diabetes, Diagnosis, Glycation, Glycemic control, HbA1c, Mass spectrometry}, issn = {1542-6416}, doi = {10.1186/s12014-016-9108-y}, author = {Jagadeeshaprasad, Mashanipalya G. and Batkulwar, Kedar B. and Meshram, Nishita N. and Tiwari, Shalbha and Korwar, Arvind M. and Unnikrishnan, Ambika G. and Kulkarni, Mahesh J.} } @article {49358, title = {Multi-dimensional impact of captopril modification on human serum albumin}, journal = {International Journal of Biological Macromolecules}, volume = {274}, year = {2024}, month = {AUG}, pages = {133289}, type = {Article}, abstract = {

Captopril is a thiol drug, widely used for the management of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Reactive thiols are found to covalently modify the cysteines of plasma proteins and affect their structure and function. Human serum albumin (HSA) is prone to undergo modification by various low molecular weight compounds, including drugs. Cysteine34 (Cys34) in HSA has a free thiol group with antioxidant properties, considered to be the most redox-sensitive amino acid in plasma. Through mass-spectrometric analysis, we demonstrate for the first time that captopril forms a disulfide adduct at Cys34 residue and increases the protease susceptibility of HSA to trypsin. As evidenced by our biophysical and electron microscopy studies, HSA undergoes structural alteration, aggregation and morphological changes when treated with different captopril concentrations. Molecular dynamics studies further revealed the regions of secondary structural changes in HSA due to disulfide adduct formation by captopril at Cys34. It also elucidated the residues involved in the noncovalent interactions with captopril. It is envisaged that structural change in HSA may influence the efficacy of drug delivery as well as its own biological function. These findings may thus provide significant insights into the field of pharmacology intriguing further investigation into the effects of long-term captopril treatment.

}, keywords = {Captopril, Electron microscopy, Human serum albumin, Mass spectrometry, Molecular dynamic simulation, Spectrophotometry}, issn = {0141-8130}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133289}, author = {Ghosh, Amrita and Jani, Vinod and Sonavane, Uddhavesh and Naphade, Anvi N. and Joshi, Rajendra and Kulkarni, Mahesh J. and Giri, Ashok P.} }