Molecular docking simulation analysis of alcohol acyltransferases from two related fruit species explains their different substrate selectivities

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 912-921

  Morales Quintana, Luis ^a   Moya León, Mara Alejandra ^a   Herrera, Ralú ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

alcohol acyltransferase; binding site identification; Carica papaya; molecular modelling; Vasconcellea pubescens

Indexed keywords

3D STRUCTURE; ACYL-COA; ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALCOHOL ACYLTRANSFERASE; BENZYL ACETATE; CARICA PAPAYA; CATALYTIC SITES; CONFORMATIONAL INTERACTION; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ETHYL BUTANOATE; FRUIT SPECIES; HIGH PRODUCTION RATE; MECHANISM OF ACTION; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR DOCKING SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR LEVELS; PUBESCENS; SITE IDENTIFICATION; SIZE AND SHAPE; STRUCTURAL MODELS; SUBSTRATE ORIENTATION; TWO DOMAINS;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FRUITS; METHANOL; MODEL STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR MODELING; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84865677990     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2012.672738     Document Type: Article

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