1986
Structure of lysine adducts with 16α-hydroxyestrone and cortisol
Bucala R, Ulrich P, Chait B, Bencsath F, Cerami A. Structure of lysine adducts with 16α-hydroxyestrone and cortisol. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1986, 25: 127-133. PMID: 3091937, DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(86)90291-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchiff baseReduced Schiff baseStructure of lysineCovalent addition productsPresence of NaCNBH3Schiff base adductsHeyns rearrangementNucleophilic additionAddition productsBase adductsEpsilon-amino groupLysine derivativesStructural analysisAdductsLysine residuesReactionNaCNBH3MoietyCarbonylAminesCompoundsSynthesisMoleculesProductsLysine
1985
Non‐enzymatic modification of proteins by steroids: Pathological implications for autoimmunity and glucocorticoid toxicity
Bucala R, Cerami A. Non‐enzymatic modification of proteins by steroids: Pathological implications for autoimmunity and glucocorticoid toxicity. BioEssays 1985, 3: 55-59. PMID: 3842583, DOI: 10.1002/bies.950030204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive agentsElevated plasma levelsHigh steroid levelsGlucocorticoid toxicityPlasma levelsCovalent addition productsPathological sequelaeContraceptive agentsSteroid levelsCertain steroidsAddition productsSteroidsPathological implicationsRearrangement productsMicrosomal oxidationNon-enzymatic modification