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SURFACE (S) is the area on the molecular surface of the protein, CAVITY (C) is the area inside SURFACE that is not INNER, namely, it means a cavity.
Lin, C.-C. C.-C., Lin, C.-W.n, A.S.C. Catalytic hydrogenation of itaconic acid in a biotinylated pyrphos–rhodium(I) system in a protein cavity.
A ligand protein inverse docking approach is used for computer-automated search of a protein cavity database to identify protein targets.
This fluorescent analogue was designed to project the fluorophore into the adjacent protein cavity with minimal effects on receptor affinity and maximal effects on fluorescence polarization properties.
Examination of this X-ray structure revealed that the phenyl carbon atom meta to the oxazole moiety of GI262570 is exposed to solvent at the bottom of a narrow protein cavity.
Quantum dots immobilization and distribution around protein cavity are also observed by FE-SEM, as shown in Figure 4.
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Protein cavities are specific regions on the protein surface where ligands (small molecules) may bind.
To meet this challenge we have used protein cavities for the design of new biocatalysts.
Two structural features related to protein thermostability, protein cavities and flexibility were considered to identify thermo-labile residues.
However, only a few studies describe the geometrical evolution of protein cavities during molecular dynamics simulations (MD), usually with a crude representation.
Approaches to identify binding pockets include geometric analyses of protein surfaces, comparisons of protein structures, similarity searches in databases of protein cavities, and docking scans to reveal areas of high ligand complementarity.
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