Aluminum's preferential binding site in proteins: sidechain of amino acids versus backbone interactions

J Inorg Biochem. 2018 Apr:181:111-116. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.10.014. Epub 2017 Nov 11.
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Keywords: Aluminum specificity; Binding energy; DFT; QTAIM.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum / chemistry
  • Aluminum / metabolism*
  • Aluminum / toxicity
  • Aluminum Hydroxide / chemistry
  • Aluminum Hydroxide / metabolism*
  • Aluminum Hydroxide / toxicity
  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / chemistry
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites
  • Chelating Agents / chemistry
  • Chelating Agents / metabolism*
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer Simulation
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry
  • Coordination Complexes / metabolism*
  • Coordination Complexes / toxicity
  • Energy Transfer
  • Environmental Pollutants / chemistry
  • Environmental Pollutants / metabolism
  • Environmental Pollutants / toxicity
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Ligands
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry
  • Oligopeptides / metabolism
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Peptide Fragments / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphoserine / chemistry
  • Phosphoserine / metabolism*
  • Protein Conformation / drug effects
  • Quantum Theory
  • Static Electricity
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Chelating Agents
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Ligands
  • Oligopeptides
  • Peptide Fragments
  • amyloid beta-protein (1-16)
  • Phosphoserine
  • Aluminum Hydroxide
  • Aluminum