Table 2 Average distances between Asp14, water molecule and the fourth hydroxyl of sugars (glucose and galactose) during MD simulations.

From: The role of water molecules in stereoselectivity of glucose/galactose-binding protein

 

Glucose-GGBP (Å)

Galactose-GGBP (Å)

A: Asp14 - 4th hydroxyl of glucose

B: Asp14 - Water

C: Water - 4th hydroxyl of glucose

A: Asp14 - 4th hydroxyl of galactose

B: Asp14 - Water

C: Water - 4th hydroxyl of galactose

Initial state (crystal structure)

3.53

3.67

3.74

3.41

3.91

3.84

MD simulation

3.47

4.02

3.28

5.25

3.16

3.28

(−)

−0.06

+0.35

−0.46

+1.84

−0.75

−0.56

  1. See Fig. 6.