title: The kinetics of the addition of glucose and acetaldehyde to histone proteins.
abstract: The time-course of the reaction of H1 and total histone with glucose, acetaldehyde or both has been studied using the NBT reduction test and fluorescence. With both methods, purified H1 histone gave higher absorbance with acetaldehyde than with a 1:1 combination of glucose and acetaldehyde. For total histone, the opposite was found; a 1:1 combination of the above two aldehydes had the higher absorbance. As an explanation, the possibility of different reactivity of the amino groups with glucose and acetaldehyde is proposed. A possible simultaneous interaction between glucose, acetaldehyde and serum protein, mainly albumin, may alter the results of the diagnostic protein glycation methods, e.g. of the fructosamine test, and, therefore, also the monitoring of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakatos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sétålò
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jobst
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019270:Fructosamine; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006595:Hexosamines; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D000093422:Glycated Serum Proteins; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006595:Hexosamines; D006657:Histones; D012709:Serum Albumin; D019270:Fructosamine; D000079:Acetaldehyde; D000093422:Glycated Serum Proteins; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin