Neutron Crystallographic Studies Reveal Hydrogen Bond and Water-Mediated Interactions between a Carbohydrate-Binding Module and Its Bound Carbohydrate Ligand.
Fisher, S.Z., von Schantz, L., Hakansson, M., Logan, D.T., Ohlin, M.(2015) Biochemistry 54: 6435-6438
- PubMed: 26451738 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01058
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5DPN - PubMed Abstract: 
Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) are key components of many carbohydrate-modifying enzymes. CBMs affect the activity of these enzymes by modulating bonding and catalysis. To further characterize and study CBM-ligand binding interactions, neutron crystallographic studies of an engineered family 4-type CBM in complex with a branched xyloglucan ligand were conducted. The first neutron crystal structure of a CBM-ligand complex reported here shows numerous atomic details of hydrogen bonding and water-mediated interactions and reveals the charged state of key binding cleft amino acid side chains.
Organizational Affiliation: 
European Spallation Source , S-221 00 Lund, Sweden.