15N and 13C Group-Selective Techniques Extend the Scope of STD NMR Detection of Weak Host–Guest Interactions and Ligand Screening
✍ Scribed by Prof. Dr. Katalin E. Kövér; Edit Wéber; Dr. Tamás A. Martinek; Dr. Éva Monostori; Prof. Dr. Gyula Batta
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 646 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-4227
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Saturation transfer difference (STD) is a valuable tool for studying the binding of small molecules to large biomolecules and for obtaining detailed information on the binding epitopes. Here, we demonstrate that the proposed ^15^N/^13^C variants of group‐selective, “GS‐STD” experiments provide a powerful approach to mapping the binding epitope of a ligand even in the absence of efficient spin diffusion within the target protein. Therefore, these experimental variants broaden the scope of STD studies to smaller and/or more‐dynamic targets. The STD spectra obtained in four different experimental setups (selective ^1^H STD, ^15^N GS‐STD, ^13^C~Ar~ and ^13^C~aliphatic~ GS‐STD approaches) revealed that the signal‐intensity pattern of the difference spectra is affected by both the type and the spatial distribution of the excited “transmitter” atoms, as well as by the efficiency of the spin‐diffusion‐mediated magnetization transfer. The performance of the experiments is demonstrated on a system by using the lectin, galectin‐1 and its carbohydrate ligand, lactose.