The structure of the complex between influenza virus neuraminidase and sialic acid, the viral receptor.
Varghese, J.N., McKimm-Breschkin, J.L., Caldwell, J.B., Kortt, A.A., Colman, P.M.(1992) Proteins 14: 327-332
- PubMed: 1438172 
- DOI: 10.1002/prot.340140302
- PubMed Abstract: 
Crystallographic studies of neuraminidase-sialic acid complexes indicate that sialic acid is distorted on binding the enzyme. Three arginine residues on the enzyme interact with the carboxylate group of the sugar which is observed to be equatorial to ...