From the Dept. of Biochemistry, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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The interaction of sulfur mustard with aminoacids and proteins has
been investigated in this study. Rats were injected with sublethal doses of
sulfur mustard subcutaneously and intraperitoneally. At different time
intervals, plasma and urine samples were collected. The binding affinity of
sulfur mustard with urinary and plasma proteins and enzymes was studied for
the first time using non-ideal size exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC). We observed that sulfur mustard reacts with proteins and
enzymes containing cystein, arginine, and lysine residues.