Alkylating esters. X. The reaction of some aziridine alkylating agents with methionine and S-methyl cysteine.
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Paterson Laboratories, Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, ManchesterIssue Date
1977-02
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Two biologically active aziridine ring-containing compounds, N,N-ethylene urethane (I) and N,N-ethylene urea (II), have been shown to react with methionine in dilute phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) at 37 degree C. Degradative procedures indicate that the aziridine ring effectively alylates the thio ether group of methionine and other thio ether-containing amino acids to produce sulphonium salts (V). By using [35S]methionine, the sulphonium salts have been shown to be quite stable under physiological conditions (t1/2 7--9 days) hydrolysing to convert the methionine residue to homoserine. It is proposed that similar alkylations of methionyl residues in vivo by aziridine-alkylating agents may explain the complex, and al yet unknwn, metabolic fate of the aziridine ring and could also be a factor contributing to the diverse effects that these agents have on living cells.Citation
Alkylating esters. X. The reaction of some aziridine alkylating agents with methionine and S-methyl cysteine. 1977, 16 (2):181-9 Chem Biol InteractJournal
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10.1016/0009-2797(77)90127-2PubMed ID
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0009-2797ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/0009-2797(77)90127-2
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