title: Cyclic voltammetry: a new strategy for the evaluation of oxidative damage to bovine insulin.
abstract: Research on protein oxidative damage may give insight into the nature of protein functions and pathological conditions. In this work, the oxidative damage of bovine insulin on Au electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV). The experimental results show that there are two anodic peaks for the oxidative damage of bovine insulin, which arise from the oxidation of the exposed disulfide bond S--S(CYS7A,CYS7B), forming sulfenic acid RSOH (1.20 V, vs. SCE), sulfinic acid RSO(2)H and sulfonic acid RSO(3)H (1.35 V, vs. SCE). These in vitro findings not only demonstrate the applicability of CV in simulating/evaluating the oxidative damage of nonredox proteins but also find two promising candidates (two anodic peaks) for measuring insulin.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wansong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.forename: Rutao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Meijie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pengjun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yihong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yanmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods*; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004566:Electrodes; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007328:Insulin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D007328:Insulin