title: Molecular recognition of carbohydrates with artificial receptors: mimicking the binding motifs found in the crystal structures of protein-carbohydrate complexes.
abstract: The binding motifs found in the crystal structures of protein-carbohydrate complexes have been successfully mimicked with simple acyclic pyridine- and pyrimidine-based receptors. A full discussion of the recognition motifs observed in the crystal structures of complexes of receptors 1 and 3 with glucopyranosides 4a and 4b is provided. A remarkable similarity of these motifs to those observed in the crystal structures of sugar-binding proteins and those found by molecular modeling is shown. In addition, the recognition properties of the new pyrimidine receptor 3 toward monosaccharides 4-6 are described. This molecule has been established as a highly effective receptor for beta-glucopyranosides.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie der Technischen Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany. m.mazik@tu-bs.de
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazik
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cavga
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011485:Protein Binding; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D011506:Proteins; D011725:Pyridines; D011743:Pyrimidines