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    Yang, Hongqian; Zubarev, Roman A

    Electrophoresis, June 2010, Letnik: 31, Številka: 11
    Journal Article

    One of the most frequent modifications in proteins and peptides is the deamidation of asparagine, a spontaneous non-enzymatic reaction leading to a mixture of L,D-succinimidyl, L,D-aspartyl, and L,D-isoaspartyl forms, with L-isoaspartyl dominating. Spontaneous isomerization of L-Asp yields the same products. In vivo, these unusual forms of aspartate are repaired by the protein L-isoaspartyl O-methyltransferase enzyme, with the balance between isomerization and repair affecting the organism physiology. Mass spectrometric analysis of this balance involves isomer separation, iso-Asp/Asp quantification, and iso-Asp site identification. This review highlights the issues associated with these steps and discusses the prospects of high-throughput iso-Asp analysis.