Modifications known as advanced glycolsylation end products (AGE) have been implicated in aging, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes, as well as other pathological conditions. AGE is the name given to a series of reactions between an amino group not participating in a peptide bond in a protein and the aldehyde form of a carbohydrate.
(Tymoczko, John L.. Biochemistry: A Short Course. W.H. Freeman & Company 9.1.1).
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