Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites

Structures of protein–carbohydrate complexes can be investigated experimentally by x-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) (Chapters 1 and 2). However, the crystallization of these complexes is often complicated by the inherent flexibility of carbohydrates, whereas NMR is more appr...

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Main Authors: Agostino, Mark, Ramsland, Paul, Yuriev, E.
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Published: CRC Press 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34332
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description Structures of protein–carbohydrate complexes can be investigated experimentally by x-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) (Chapters 1 and 2). However, the crystallization of these complexes is often complicated by the inherent flexibility of carbohydrates, whereas NMR is more appropriate for the determination of conformation of bound carbohydrates rather than the nature of the interactions occurring with a protein. Computational molecular modeling techniques offer attractive alternatives for the study of protein–carbohydrate interactions. These techniques have been widely used in conformational studies of carbohydrates, as well as in the investigation of carbohydrate–protein recognition. Notably, molecular dock¬ing can provide insight into protein–ligand interactions in systems that are difficult to study experimentally.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-343322017-01-30T13:42:41Z Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites Agostino, Mark Ramsland, Paul Yuriev, E. Structures of protein–carbohydrate complexes can be investigated experimentally by x-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) (Chapters 1 and 2). However, the crystallization of these complexes is often complicated by the inherent flexibility of carbohydrates, whereas NMR is more appropriate for the determination of conformation of bound carbohydrates rather than the nature of the interactions occurring with a protein. Computational molecular modeling techniques offer attractive alternatives for the study of protein–carbohydrate interactions. These techniques have been widely used in conformational studies of carbohydrates, as well as in the investigation of carbohydrate–protein recognition. Notably, molecular dock¬ing can provide insight into protein–ligand interactions in systems that are difficult to study experimentally. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34332 CRC Press restricted
spellingShingle Agostino, Mark
Ramsland, Paul
Yuriev, E.
Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites
title Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites
title_full Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites
title_fullStr Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites
title_full_unstemmed Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites
title_short Docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites
title_sort docking of carbohydrates into protein binding sites
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34332