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ArticleChemical science2026

Label-free optical detection of protein acetylation using UV-vis charge transfer spectra.

Himanshi Maniram Devi, Apoorva Badaya, Arijit Maity, Simangka Bor Saikia, Ravindra Venkatramani, Rajaram Swaminathan

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Himanshi Maniram DeviDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India rsw@iitg.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8951-5387
Apoorva BadayaDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road Colaba Mumbai 400005 India ravi.venkatramani@tifr.res.in.
Arijit MaityDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road Colaba Mumbai 400005 India ravi.venkatramani@tifr.res.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4342-2119
Simangka Bor SaikiaDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India rsw@iitg.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1124-9109
Ravindra VenkatramaniDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road Colaba Mumbai 400005 India ravi.venkatramani@tifr.res.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8893-2352
Rajaram SwaminathanDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India rsw@iitg.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1294-8379

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We report the first spectroscopic detection of protein acetylation in solution using UV-vis Protein Charge Transfer Spectra (ProCharTS). Acetylation is an important post-translational modification (PTM) that modulates diverse cellular processes, yet its detection relies on antibody-based cost-intensive and/or destructive techniques such as mass spectrometry. ProCharTS exploits the reduction of lysine charge post-acetylation to offer an alternate label-free, easily accessible, and cost-effective option to detect the PTM. Using two charge-rich proteins α

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