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Molecular model for the complex between Concanavalin A and a biantennary‐complex class glycopeptide
Author(s) -
Carver J. P.,
MacKenzie A. E.,
Hardman K. D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.360240106
Subject(s) - glycopeptide , chemistry , concanavalin a , lectin , amino acid , stereochemistry , biochemistry , in vitro , antibiotics
Abstract A molecular model for the complex formed between the jack bean lectin concanavalin A (Con A) and glycopeptides of the complex biantennary class is described. The model was derived using coordinates for Con A determined by x‐ray crystalographic refinement techniques, with 1.75‐Å resolution data, and coordinates for the glycopeptides obtained from 1 H‐nmr measurements, using the nuclear Overhauser effect. Previous solution and crystallographic studies provided several constraints on the possible mode of interaction of the lectin and the glycopeptide. Examination of the model suggests that the glycopeptide binding site is defined by four loops on the protein surface made up by amino acid residues: 12–18, 98–102, 205–208, and 226–229. Within these loops, it favorable interactions with high‐affinity ligands and tose responsible for the unfavourable interactions with poor ligands.