Iodoacetamide

2-Iodoacetamide is a thiol-alkylating agent frequently used in peptide mapping for biochemical, cell culture and proteomics research. It functions similarly to iodoacetate, primarily binding covalently with the thiol group of cysteine in proteins, thereby preventing the formation of disulfide bonds. This attribute is crucial for several applications, including 2-D protein electrophoresis to reduce streaking and improve resolution, as an inhibitor of deubiquitinase enzymes (DUBs) and a peptidase inhibitor. It is often employed during sample preparation for de novo peptide sequencing with protein mass spectrometry.

It has specific interactions with cysteine and histidine residues in proteins, affecting enzymes like ribonuclease. While it may react slowly with histidine, its inhibitory properties contribute to the research on proteases, such as cysteine proteases. Iodoacetamide is known for its irreversibility in inhibiting enzymes and its ability to form stable protein derivatives, making it valuable in studying protein structures, protein behavior, and enzyme inhibition.

Iodoacetamide has been used:

• to prevent enzymatic disulfide reduction in the protein samples[1]
• to inhibit glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase effectively blocking ATP production in cell biology research[1]

Iodoacetamide acts as an alkylating reagent for cysteine residues in peptide sequencing. It is an irreversible inhibitor of enzymes with cysteine at the active site. It reacts much more slowly with histidine residues, but that activity is responsible for inhibiting ribonuclease.

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