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Oxygenated HbS does not form polymers, and it is therefore desirable to regulate allosteric equilibrium in favor of the R conformation. Compounds that can cause this allosteric shift are therefore being sought. Aldehydes that form Schiff base adducts with Hb, including Vanillin and 5HMF, are potentially promising candidates for sickle cell treatment. | Oxygenated HbS does not form polymers, and it is therefore desirable to regulate allosteric equilibrium in favor of the R conformation. Compounds that can cause this allosteric shift are therefore being sought. Aldehydes that form Schiff base adducts with Hb, including Vanillin and 5HMF, are potentially promising candidates for sickle cell treatment. | ||
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IntroductionIntroduction
Hemoglobin, or Hb, is a tetramer composed of two alpha beta dimers
The deoxy conformation of Hb is known as the T state, where as that bound to oxygen is the R state
Structural tension of T state attributed to interdimer salt bridges and hydrogen bonds, and the binding of 2,3-biphosphoglycerate (BPG)
Oxygen binding induces a transition from the T to the R state, which disrupts the interdimer interactions, and results in the expulsion of BPG. The alpha1beta1 dimer rotates 12-15 degrees with respect to the alpha2beta2 dimer
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the result of a single point mutation in Hemoglobin, in which Beta Glu6 is replaced by Beta Val6. This leads to hydrophobic contacts between the mutation region of one HbS molecule and a region defined by beta Phe85 and beta Leu88 in the heme pocket of another HbS molecule. This occurs only in the T state, and causes polymerization of T state molecules.
Red blood cells containing these polymerized HbS T-state molecules become sickle-shaped. These sickle-shaped cells block small capilaries, cause severe pain, and lead to tissue damage.
Oxygenated HbS does not form polymers, and it is therefore desirable to regulate allosteric equilibrium in favor of the R conformation. Compounds that can cause this allosteric shift are therefore being sought. Aldehydes that form Schiff base adducts with Hb, including Vanillin and 5HMF, are potentially promising candidates for sickle cell treatment.
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