Abstract
Four compounds are docked to a pentameric bundle representing the transmembrane part of the Vpu protein from HIV-1. Employing the docking algorithm FlexX, their free energy of binding is estimated leading to the conclusion that potential drug candidates need to form H-bonds either with neighbouring or with n + 2 helices at the site of the serines within the bundle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2559-2563 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry |
Volume | 396 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- Docking approach
- HIV-1
- Ligand binding
- Viral membrane proteins
- Vpu