A sensitive and specific ELISA detects methionine sulfoxide-containing apolipoprotein A-I in HDL*
Oxidized HDL has been proposed to play a key role in atherogenesis. A wide range of reactive intermediates oxidizes methionine residues to methionine sulfoxide (MetO) in apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), the major HDL protein. These reactive species include those produced by myeloperoxidase, an enzyme im...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520309019 |