“…With respect to Arg105, Lys182, Lys227, Lys229, R285, Lys287, Lys291, Lys323, Arg340, Arg360, Lys370, and Arg382 (Figure S2 of the Supporting Information), they were located at the strands of the β-sheet inside the spherical structure of OVA and did not come into contact with monoses. Subsequently, the main strands of the β-sheet constituted a firm neighborhood that hindered OVA from interacting with monoses; on the contrary, protein unfolding could expose these sites to monoses. , Interestingly, 6, 6, 6, 4, and 4 glycated sites located at the strands of the β-sheet (Table ) were determined in OVA-Rib, OVA-Xyl, OVA-Gal, OVA-Glu, and OVA-Fru, respectively, suggesting the dramatic structural changes in the glycated OVA. The higher extent of glycation at the main strands of the β-sheet in OVA-Gal, OVA-Rib, and OVA-Xyl might indicate the increased level of unfolding in conformation compared to the other OVA–monose conjugates.…”