title: Thiooligosaccharides as tools for structural biology.
abstract: Oligosaccharides in which at least one glycosidic oxygen atom is replaced with a sulfur atom can be routinely synthesized and act as competitive inhibitors of various glycoside hydrolases. Recent studies using both X-ray crystallography and other biophysical techniques provide structural insight into binding, recognition, and the catalytic mechanism of action of these enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales (CERMAV-CNRS), Affiliated with Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble B.P. 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France. Hugues.Driguez@cermav.cnrs.fr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Driguez
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011485:Protein Binding; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases