Homology modelling of pyrophosphosrylase, enzyme involved in chitin pathway of Moniliophthora perniciosa

Int J Bioinform Res Appl. 2009;5(2):133-53. doi: 10.1504/IJBRA.2009.024033.

Abstract

Moniliophthora perniciosa (Sthael) (Singer) Phillips-Mora is the causal agent of witches' broom disease, which can infect Theobroma cacao decreasing the production of cocoa about 60%. M. perniciosa has a set of potential enzymes that can be useful targets for design of new inhibitors. After the release of the aminoacid sequence of pyrophosphorylase of M. perniciosa, a comparative modelling approach was carried out to obtain the 3D structure of this target. This model can be useful to develop new inhibitors against witches' broom disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agaricales / enzymology*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cacao / metabolism
  • Chitin / metabolism*
  • DNA, Fungal / metabolism
  • Fungal Proteins / chemistry*
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phosphorylases / chemistry*
  • Phosphorylases / metabolism
  • Protein Conformation
  • Sequence Alignment

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Chitin
  • Phosphorylases