GLYCATION OF BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN INVESTIGATED BY TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY

  • GHEORGHE GRIGORE
    Department of Anatomy, Animal Biology, Animal Fiziology, Biohysics and Neurobiology, University of Bucharest, Biology Faculty, Bucharest, Romania
  • RAZVAN AIRINI
    Department of Anatomy, Animal Biology, Animal Fiziology, Biohysics and Neurobiology, University of Bucharest, Biology Faculty, Bucharest, Romania
  • DAN FLORIN MIHAILESCU
    Department of Anatomy, Animal Biology, Animal Fiziology, Biohysics and Neurobiology, University of Bucharest, Biology Faculty, Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

The process of glycation induces conformational changes that alter serum albumin function. This study aims to investigate the evolution of the glycation process by analyzing the Terahertz (THz) spectra of Bovine Serum Albumin unglycated and glicated with glucose and fructose. After analyzing the results we obtained and comparing the spectra of the three types of solutions we concluded that glycation of BSA by glucose produces more significant changes in the THz spectrum than the glycation by fructose.

Cuvinte cheie

glycation bovine serum albumin terahertz spectroscopy