Abstract

Herein, we describe a novel, microwave-assisted synthesis of a binding-based probe capable of enriching proteins that bind adenine ribose derivatives (AdoRs). We employed this probe in activity- based protein profiling studies to qualitatively assess the AdoR-binding proteome in three bacterial cell lines from the genus Bacillus. This proof of concept experiment demonstrated a unique subset of proteins distinctive to each species, and confirmed the efficacy of the probe tagging and subsequent enrichment.

Keywords: AdoRs, binding-based probe (BBP) binding-based protein profiling (BBPP), microwave-assisted synthesis.