Conformational analysis of a complex between dolichos biflorus lectin and the forssman pentasaccharide using transferred noe build-up curves

Meike Rinnbauer, Emmanuel Mikros, Thomas Peters*

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

A complex between the Forssman pentasaccharide α-D-GalNAc-(1→3)-β-D-GalNAc-(1→3)-α-D-Gal-(1→4)- β-D-Gal-(1→4)-D-Glc and the seed lectin from Dolichos biflorus was studied using 2D transfer-NOESY (trNOESY) experiments. Experimental transfer-NOE (trNOE) build-up curves of the complex were compared to theoretical values from a complete relaxation and conformational exchange matrix (CORCEMA) calculation. The dissociation constant and the off-rate for the complex formation were determined by fitting experimental intra-glycosidic trNOE build-up curves to corresponding theoretical curves. Atomic coordinates for the complex were taken from a previous homology-modeling study of a complex between the disaccharide fragment α-D-GalNAc-(1→3)-β-D-GalNAc and D. biflorus lectin. The comparison of experimental and theoretical inter-glycosidic trNOEs expands our previous qualitative NMR study and allows further assessment of the quality of the homology modeling study.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Carbohydrate Chemistry
Volume17
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)217-230
Number of pages14
ISSN0732-8303
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

Funding

We wish to thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 470, Project B3) and the Verband der Chemischen lndustrie for generous financial support. E. M. thanks the Deutscher Ahdemischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) for a travel grant. We would also like to thank Prof. N. R. Krishna and Dr. H. Moseley (University of Alabama at Birmingham) for providing us with the CORCEMA program and helpful advice for the calculation of trNOEs.

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Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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