Structural analysis of ConBr reveals molecular correlation between the carbohydrate recognition domain and endothelial NO synthase activation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 408, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 566-570

  Bezerra, Eduardo Henrique Salviano ^a   Rocha, Bruno Anderson Matias ^a,e   Nagano, Celso Shiniti ^a   Bezerra, Gustavo de Arruda ^a,b   Moura, Tales Rocha de ^a   Bezerra, Maria Júlia Barbosa ^a   Benevides, Raquel Guimarães ^a   Sampaio, Alexandre Holanda ^a   Assreuy, Ana Maria Sampaio ^c   Delatorre, Plínio ^d   Cavada, Benildo Sousa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canavalia brasiliensis; Carbohydrate recognition domain; Endothelial NO synthase; Lectin; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LECTIN; PROTEIN CONBR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANAVALIA; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CANAVALIA; CARBOHYDRATES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

CANAVALIA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 79956198176     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.04.061     Document Type: Article

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