title: Selective oxidation in vitro by myeloperoxidase of the N-terminal amine in apolipoprotein B-100.
abstract: In contrast to the multiple low abundance 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine-reactive tryptic peptides formed by oxidation of LDL with reagent HOCl in vitro, myeloperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation produces a dominant product in considerably greater yield and selectivity. This modified peptide had a single amino-terminal sequence corresponding to amino acids 53-66 of apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB-100), but its mass spectra indicated a significantly higher mass than could be reconciled with simple modifications of this peptide. Subsequent studies indicate that this product appears to result from N-chlorination of the N-terminal amino group of apoB-100 and dehydrohalogenation to the corresponding imine, which may form the hydrazone derivative directly, or after hydrolysis to the ketone. The methionine residue is oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxide, and the primary sequence peptide (residues 1-14 of apoB-100) is linked by the intramolecular disulfide bond between C-12 and C-61 to the peptide composed of residues 53-66, as we have observed previously (Yang, C-Y., T. W. Kim, S. A. Weng, B. Lee, M. Yang, and A. M. Gotto, Jr. 1990. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 87: 5523-5527) in unmodified LDL. The selective oxidation by myeloperoxidase of the N-terminal amine suggests strong steric effects in the approach of substrate to the enzyme catalytic site, an effect that may apply to other macromolecules and to cell surface molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. cyang@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Krutchinsky
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Chait
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Morrisett
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D019297:2,4-Dinitrophenol; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D017606:Chlorine Compounds; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004220:Disulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013454:Sulfoxides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D017606:Chlorine Compounds; D004220:Disulfides; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D013454:Sulfoxides; D008715:Methionine; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D009195:Peroxidase; D019297:2,4-Dinitrophenol