In this book, research groups from several areas of interest have contributed to update the knowledge regarding detection, analyses and identification of carbonylated proteins and the sites where these modifications occur.
The scientific community will benefit from these reviews since they deal with specific, detailed technical approaches to study formation and detection of protein carbonyls. Moreover, the biological impact of such modifications in metabolic, physiologic and structural functions and, how these alterations can help understanding the downstream effects on cell function are discussed.
Joaquim Ros is Professor at the University of Lleida. From 1995 his research interest has been focused on studying the effect of oxidative stress on proteins in several models (from bacteria to humans) and how this damage affects protein function. He is the head of the Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lleida.