A study on in vitro glycation processes by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry.

The number of glucose molecules condensed on glycated bovine serum albumin have been easily determined by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Measurements were carried out on samples from incubation of the protein with glucose at different concentrations (0.02 M, 0.2 M, 2 M and 5 M). A clear increase in molecular mass of BSA with respect to incubation time is detected. In contrast to what is observed with fluorescence, the plots of molecular mass increase vs. incubation time show the occurrence of a steady state, corresponding to the complete saturation of all the protein sites reactive against glucose. Comparison of fluorescence and molecular mass data reveals that some further reactions, different from condensation, must take place, which could be in principle either intramolecular or originated by reactivity of modified condensed glucose moieties vs. free glucose.

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