New publication on Plant derived Natural Products and Proteomics

by Dr. Jeremy Johnson | Posted on

Plants are well known to contain a variety of polyphenols with electrophilic functional groups. 

These phytochemicals can covalently modify nucleophilic cysteine residues that change the target protein confirmation, alter protein function and modulate biological action. 

In this paper we describe different proteomic strategies that have been employed to study these natural product-protein interactions.

The title of the article is “Covalent Modification of Proteins by Plant-Derived Natural Products: Proteomic Approaches and Biological Impacts” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32949481/

About the author

Dr. Johnson received his PharmD and PhD at the University of Wisconsin where he also completed a clinical research fellowship evaluating phytochemicals and botanical extracts. He is an associate professor and licensed pharmacist he offers a unique perspective on the most current scientific literature related to the health and nutrition. His research program is active and has led to more than 50 publications and published abstracts related to the health promoting properties of natural products, phytochemicals and plant extracts. He has presented some of his research findings at international scientific meetings in the US, Italy, Austria, Israel, France, China, Philippines and Turkey.

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