Induction of Rare Conformation of Oligosaccharide by Binding to Calcium-dependent Bacterial Lectin: X-ray Crystallography and Modelling Study
M. Lepsik, R. Sommer, S. Kuhaudomlarp, M. Lelimousin, E. Paci, A. Varrot, A. Titz, A. Imberty
The paper uses X-ray crystallography and theoretical chemistry to study how a bacterial lectin stabilizes an unusual oligosaccharide conformation, with implications for designing carbohydrate-based drugs.
bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2019Biophysics