Thiol-containing cysteine (Cys) residues are reactive with species of the oxidative burst. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) leads to chlorination of Cys residues forming Cys-sulfenic acid (Cys-SOH) intermediates, which can either form a disulfide with an adjacent thiol or be further oxidized by HOCl to generate Cys- sulfinic and Cys-sulfonic acids sequentially (Peskin AV & Winterbourn CC 2001; Hawkins CL et al. 2003; Paulsen CE & Carroll KS 2013; Winterbourn CC & Kettle AJ 2013). Disulfides function as redox switches to control protein activity and protect thiol groups against overoxidation to Cys-sulfinic and -sulfonic acids (Paulsen CE & Carroll KS 2013).
Davies, MJ, Pattison, DI, Hawkins, CL
Peskin, AV, Winterbourn, CC
Carroll, KS, Paulsen, CE
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