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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2015

Comparative interactions of withanolides and sterols with two members of sterol glycosyltransferases from Withania somnifera.

Vibha Pandey, Yogeshwar Vikram Dhar, Parul Gupta, Sumit K Bag, Neelam Atri, Mehar Hasan Asif, Prabodh Kumar Trivedi, Pratibha Misra

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2015. 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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6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vibha PandeyCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India. vibhashekharmishra@gmail.com.
Yogeshwar Vikram DharCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India. yogi.bioinfo@gmail.com.
Parul GuptaCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India. gupta.parulnbri@gmail.com.
Sumit K BagCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India. sumit.bag@nbri.res.in.
Neelam AtriDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India. neelam.bhu@gmail.com.
Mehar Hasan AsifCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India. mh.asif@nbri.res.in.
Prabodh Kumar TrivediCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India. prabodht@nbri.res.in.
Pratibha MisraCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India. pratibhaflora@yahoo.com.
National Botanical Research Institute · INCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research · INBanaras Hindu University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSterol glycosyltransferases (SGTs) are ubiquitous but one of the most diverse group of enzymes of glycosyltransferases family. Members of this family modulate physical and chemical properties of secondary plant products important for various physiological processes. The role of SGTs has been demonstrated in the biosynthesis of pharmaceutically important molecules of medicinal plants like Withania somnifera.

resultsAnalysis suggested conserved behaviour and high similarity in active sites of WsSGTs with other plant GTs. Substrate specificity of WsSGTs were analysed through docking performance of WsSGTs with different substrates (sterols and withanolides). Best docking results of WsSGTL1 in the form of stable enzyme-substrate complex having lowest binding energies were obtained with brassicasterol, transandrosteron and WsSGTL4 with solasodine, stigmasterol and 24-methylene cholesterol.

conclusionThis study reveals topological characters and conserved nature of two SGTs from W. somnifera (WsSGTs) i.e. WsSGTL1 and WsSGTL4. However, besides being ubiquitous in nature and with broad substrate specificity, difference between WsSGTL1 and WsSGTL4 is briefly described by difference in stability (binding energy) of enzyme-substrate complexes through comparative docking.

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Molecular Docking SimulationAmino Acid SequenceCatalytic DomainGlycosyltransferasesMolecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationSequence Homology, Amino AcidSterolsSubstrate SpecificityWithaniaWithanolidesGlycosyltransferasesSterolsWithanolides

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PMID25888493
PMCPMC4407318
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