Abstract
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) is one of the colonic microflora-produced catabolites of quercetin 4'-glucoside (Q4'G). Although the interaction of DOPAC with cellular proteins might be involved in its biological activity, the actual proteins have not yet been identified. In this study, we developed a novel tag-free DOPAC probe to label the targeted proteins by the copper(I)-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) and verified its efficacy. Various labeled proteins were detected by the DOPAC probe with the azide labeled biotin and a horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-streptavidin complex. Furthermore, a pulldown assay identified Keap1 and aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) as the target proteins for the phase 2 enzyme up-regulation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 240-245 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports |
Volume | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 1 2016 |
Keywords
- 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)
- Click chemistry
- Keap1
- Quercetin
- Tag free probe
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry