Impact of ligand and protein desolvation on ligand binding to the S1 pocket of thrombin
Biela, A., Khayat, M., Tan, H., Kong, J., Heine, A., Hangauer, D., Klebe, G.(2012) J Mol Biol 418: 350-366
- PubMed: 22366545 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.01.054
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3SV2, 3SHA, 3SHC, 3SI3, 3SI4, 3P17, 3QTO, 3QTV, 3QX5, 3QWC - PubMed Abstract: 
In the present study, we investigate the impact of a tightly bound water molecule on ligand binding in the S1 pocket of thrombin. The S1 pocket contains a deeply buried deprotonated aspartate residue (Asp189) that is, due to its charged state, well hydra ...