Title
Nonenzymatic reactions above phospholipid surfaces of biological membranes: Reactivity of phospholipids and their oxidation derivatives
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Ortega-Castro J.
Frau J.
Munõz F.
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma
Publisher(s)
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Abstract
Phospholipids play multiple and essential roles in cells, as components of biological membranes. Although phospholipid bilayers provide the supporting matrix and surface for many enzymatic reactions, their inherent reactivity and possible catalytic role have not been highlighted. As other biomolecules, phospholipids are frequent targets of nonenzymatic modifications by reactive substances including oxidants and glycating agents which conduct to the formation of advanced lipoxidation end products (ALEs) and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). There are some theoretical studies about the mechanisms of reactions related to these processes on phosphatidylethanolamine surfaces, which hypothesize that cell membrane phospholipids surface environment could enhance some reactions through a catalyst effect. On the other hand, the phospholipid bilayers are susceptible to oxidative damage by oxidant agents as reactive oxygen species (ROS). Molecular dynamics simulations performed on phospholipid bilayers models, which include modified phospholipids by these reactions and subsequent reactions that conduct to formation of ALEs and AGEs, have revealed changes in the molecular interactions and biophysical properties of these bilayers as consequence of these reactions. Then, more studies are desirable which could correlate thebiophysics of modified phospholipids with metabolism in processes such as aging and diseases such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease.
Volume
2015
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Química medicinal
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84929377972
PubMed ID
Source
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
ISSN of the container
19420900
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