Binding pockets

Extraction of a ligand from the binding pocket of a protein. The force (represented by an arrow) applied to the ligand (shown in van der Waals spheres) leads to its dissociation from the binding pocket of the protein (a slice of the protein represented as a molecular surface is shown). 

The simulations also revealed that flapping motions of one of the loops of the avidin monomer play a crucial role in the mechanism of the unbinding of biotin. The fluctuation time for this loop as well as the relaxation time for many of the processes in proteins can be on the order of microseconds and longer (Eaton et al., 1997). The loop has enough time to fluctuate into an open state on experimental time scales (1 ms), but the fluctuation time is too long for this event to take place on the nanosecond time scale of simulations. To facilitate the exit of biotin from its binding pocket, the conformation of this loop was altered (Izrailev et al., 1997) using the interactive molecular dynamics features of MDScope (Nelson et al., 1995 Nelson et al., 1996 Humphrey et al., 1996). 

We assume in the following that the ligand is bound in a binding pocket of depth 6 —a = 7 A involving a potential barrier AU = 25 kcal/mol, similar to that of streptavidin (Chilcotti et al., 1995). We also assume that the diffusion coefficient of the ligand is similar to the diffusion coefficient of the heme group in myoglobin (Z) = 1 A /ns) as determined from Mofibauer spectra (Nadler and Schulten, 1984). 

Enzyme like binding pocket 3-t-2 addition of OSO4 to olefin. 

Figure 4 Excluded volume for the Di agonist pharmacophore. The mesh volume shown by the black lines is a cross section of the excluded volume representing the receptor binding pocket. Dihydrexidine (see text) is shown in the receptor pocket. The gray mesh represents the receptor essential volume of inactive analogs. The hydroxyl binding, amine binding, and accessory regions are labeled, as is the steric occlusion region.

Graf, L., et al. Selective alteration of substrate specificity by replacement of aspartic acid 189 with lysine in the binding pocket of trypsin. Biochemistry 26 ... 

The structure of the reaction center also established that membrane-spanning helices can be tilted with respect to the plane of the membrane and that their relative positions within the membrane might be determined by the way they are anchored to the loop regions. Finally, several structures provide examples of how binding pockets for ligands are formed between such transmembrane-spanning helices. 

Figure 17.12 Ribbon diagram of EMPl bound to the extracellular domain of the erythropoietin receptor (EBP). Binding of EMPl causes dimerization of erythropoietin receptor. The x-ray crystal structure of the EMPl-EBP complex shows a nearly symmetrical dimer complex in which both peptide monomers interact with both copies of EBP. Recognition between the EMPl peptides and EBP utilizes more than 60% of the EMPl surface and four of six loops in the erythropoietin-binding pocket of EBP.

FIGURE 16.19 The substrate-binding pockets of trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase. 

Zhn and coworkers have developed SwAr-based macrocyclizadon via biaryl ether formation. The first example of SivAr-based macrocyclizadon for synthesis of model carboxylate-binding pocket C-O-D rings of vancomycin was reported in 1994 fScheme 9.3. ... 

An example of the modular preparation of the cyclophane 3 from the substituted bipyridine 2 and a general tripeptide 1 is shown in Scheme 3-3. The host molecule 3 contains a pre-organized binding pocket. The overall basicity of such molecules also facilitates their intercalation within the lamellas of acidic zirconium phosphate, thus making this chemistry well suited for the desired application. 

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