Clinical Study

Protein Sulfhydryl Group Oxidation and Mixed-Disulfide Modifications in Stable and Unstable Human Carotid Plaques

Table 1

Differentially oxidised proteins identified after 2D electrophoresis by peptide mass fingerprinting analysis.

Spot no.Identified proteinAccession no. (NCBI)Theo. Mr (KDa)Theo. pIMatched peptidesCoverage (%)

1Transferringi 79.316.91725
2Human serum albumingi 66.445.71421
3, 4Alpha-2HS-glycoproteingi 40.115.4323
5, 6Alpha-1-antitrypsingi 46.895.41122
7, 8, 9Fibrin betagi 51.378.3721
10Vimentingi 53.755.01232
11Vimentingi 41.664.81242
12Vimentingi 35.094.71042
13Alpha actingi 42.345.21036
14Tropomyosin 1gi 33.034.6821
15SP40 (Apo-J)gi 37.005.7733
16Modulator of apoptosis 1 (MAP-1)gi 39.725.2314
17, 18Tropomyosin 4gi 28.624.7726
19, 20Heat shock 27 KDa protein 1gi 22.826.0844