Non-enzymatic model glycation reactions
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Marco A. Saraiva; Carlos M. Borges; M. Helena Florêncio
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Non‐enzymatic glycation (Maillard reaction) of long‐lived proteins is a major contributor to the pathology of diabetes, and possibly aging and Alzheimer's disease. Among the amino residues in proteins arginine plays an important role, and its modification by sugar moieties generates the