Properties of a new crystal form of the complex of concanavalin A with methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside

J Mol Biol. 1987 Jun 5;195(3):759-60. doi: 10.1016/0022-2836(87)90198-7.

Abstract

The complex of concanavalin A with methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside crystallizes as regular rhombic dodecahedra containing 35% protein by weight. The crystal is of space group I23 with a = 167.8 A (1 A = 0.1 nm) and contains one concanavalin A dimer per asymmetric unit. It diffracts to a resolution of 1.9 A and is suitable for crystallographic investigation of the structure of the saccharide-binding site.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Concanavalin A / metabolism*
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Methylglucosides / metabolism*
  • Methylglycosides / metabolism*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Methylglucosides
  • Methylglycosides
  • Concanavalin A