| Literature DB >> 16671124 |
Maria Chiara Monti1, Agostino Casapullo, Cosima Santomauro, Maria Valeria D'Auria, Raffaele Riccio, Luigi Gomez-Paloma.
Abstract
The molecular basis of the inactivation of bee venom PLA2 by the marine natural product bolinaquinone (BLQ) was studied by several spectral techniques (CD, fluorescence, and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry), biomimetic reactions, and molecular modeling. Our data suggest competitive inhibition based on a BLQ-PLA2 noncovalent molecular recognition. However, BLQ is also able to react selectively with Lys133 through conjugate addition followed by a beta elimination. The biological implications of both the covalent and noncovalent molecular events are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16671124 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200500454
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chembiochem ISSN: 1439-4227 Impact factor: 3.164