Introduction of artificial crosslinks into proteins.
In this chapter, we present a brief overview of the current status of protein crosslinking technology. An attempt is made to compare the natural crosslinks and natural crosslinking agents to the artificial ones, and a brief section is devoted to the potential use of enzymes (transglutaminase and peroxidase) as crosslinking agents in vitro. Homobifunctional (x-R-x) and heterobifunctional (x-R-y) reagents are considered in terms of the kinds of functional groups and R-groups that have been used in protein crosslinking, and some examples of reagents and applications from the recent literature are tabulated.
Introduction of artificial crosslinks into proteins. In this chapter, we present a brief overview of the current status of protein crosslinking technology. An attempt is made to compare the natural crosslinks and natural crosslinking agents to the artificial ones, and a brief section is devoted to the potential use of enzymes (transglutaminase and peroxidase) as crosslinking agents in vitro. Homobifunctional (x-R-x) and heterobifunctional (x-R-y) reagents are considered in terms of the kinds of functional groups and R-groups that have been used in protein crosslinking, and some examples of reagents and applications from the recent literature are tabulated.