Table 1 of Takemoto, Mol Vis 5:2, 1999.


Table 1. Deamidation of Asn-101 & Gln-50

Donor Age (yr)   Deamidation Asn-101*   Deamidation Gln-50*   Deamidation Gln-6
--------------   --------------------   -------------------   -----------------
Normal lens:
      59              52.6 ± 1.3            16.7 ± 1.3         Not Detectable
      61              51.8 ± 0.8            15.1 ± 2.5         Not Detectable
      64              54.1 ± 0.7            14.2 ± 2.9         Not Detectable
      66              54.7 ± 2.9            14.2 ± 3.3         Not Detectable
      71              53.8 ± 2.5            18.9 ± 6.9         Not Detectable
AVERAGE ± S.E.        53.4 ± 1.2            15.8 ± 2.0

Cataractous lens:
      59              57.0 ± 2.5            21.6 ± 3.5         Not Detectable
      60              46.1 ± 4.5            14.8 ± 1.7         Not Detectable
      60              49.2 ± 5.3            14.8 ± 1.3         Not Detectable
      65              56.1 ± 2.2            15.7 ± 3.0         Not Detectable
      70              52.5 ± 3.2            17.1 ± 1.0         Not Detectable
AVERAGE ± S.E.        52.2 ± 4.6            16.8 ± 2.8

*Percent deamidation as described in Methods, average of three determinations ± standard error.


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