Hemoglobin-superoxide dismutase chemical linkages that create a dual-function protein

A Alagic, A Koprianiuk, R Kluger

Index: Alagic, Amer; Koprianiuk, Agnieszka; Kluger, Ronald Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2005 , vol. 127, # 22 p. 8036 - 8043

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Abstract

Chemical reagents were designed to cross-link and connect hemoglobin and superoxide dismutase, combining the oxygen transport and superoxide-removal capabilities of the red cell in a dual-function protein. Reaction of 1 with thiol-protected hemoglobin followed by reduction produces cross-linked hemoglobin with a free thiol on the cross-link. Reaction of SOD with 5 produces a cross-linked protein with a maleimide on the cross-link. Addition of ...