SALMON: Solvent accessibility, ligand binding, and mapping of ligand orientation by NMR spectroscopy

Christian Ludwig*, Paul J.A. Michiels, Xiaoqiu Wu, Kathryn L. Kavanagh, Ewa Pilka, Anna Jansson, Udo Oppermann, Ulrich L. Günther

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

Quinone oxidoreductase 2 (NQO2) binds the prodrug tretazicar (also known as CB1954, 5-(aziridin-1-yl)-2,4-dinitrobenzamide), which exhibits a profound antitumor effect in human cancers when administered together with caricotamide. X-ray structure determination allowed for two possible orientations of the ligand. Here we describe a new NMR method, SALMON (solvent accessibility, ligand binding, and mapping of ligand orientation by NMR spectroscopy), based on waterLOGSY to determine the orientation of a ligand bound to a protein by mapping its solvent accessibility, which was used to unambiguously determine the orientation of CB1954 in NQO2.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
ISSN0022-2623
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10.01.2008

Research Areas and Centers

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

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