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ArticleBMC research notes2011

Bioinformatics in crosslinking chemistry of collagen with selective cross linkers.

Radhakrishnan Narayana Swamy, A Gnanamani, Sangeetha Shanmugasamy, Ramesh Kumar Gopal, Asit Baran Mandal

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Article in BMC research notes, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Radhakrishnan Narayana SwamyMicrobiology Division, Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR, NewDelhi), Adyar, Chennai 600 020, Tamil Nadu, India. gnanamani3@gmail.com.
A Gnanamani
Sangeetha Shanmugasamy
Ramesh Kumar Gopal
Asit Baran Mandal
Central Leather Research Institute · INAnna University, Chennai · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIdentifying the molecular interactions using bioinformatics tools before venturing into wet lab studies saves the energy and time considerably. The present study summarizes, molecular interactions and binding energy calculations made for major structural protein, collagen of Type I and Type III with the chosen cross-linkers, namely, coenzyme Q10, dopaquinone, embelin, embelin complex-1 & 2, idebenone, 5-O-methyl embelin, potassium embelate and vilangin.

resultsMolecular descriptive analyses suggest, dopaquinone, embelin, idebenone, 5-O-methyl embelin, and potassium embelate display nil violations. And results of docking analyses revealed, best affinity for Type I (- 4.74 kcal/mol) and type III (-4.94 kcal/mol) collagen was with dopaquinone.

conclusionsAmong the selected cross-linkers, dopaquinone, embelin, potassium embelate and 5-O-methyl embelin were the suitable cross-linkers for both Type I and Type III collagen and stabilizes the collagen at the expected level.

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PMCPMC3213054
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