Recent Developments in Protein Oxidation
Journal: Redox Report
Proteins, often called the workhorses of cells due to the many roles that these fulfil (e.g. structure, signalling, enzymes). As a result of their very high abundance (billions of proteins per cell) and the presence of electron-rich sidechains, proteins are very susceptible to modification by oxidants arising from cellular processes (e.g. peroxides, hypohalous acids, peroxynitrite, etc) and external factors (e.g. po…