CH-pi "T-Shape" Interaction with Histidine Explains Binding of Aromatic Galactosides to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectin LecA
Kadam, R.U., Garg, D., Schwartz, J., Visini, R., Sattler, M., Stocker, A., Darbre, T., Reymond, J.L.(2013) ACS Chem Biol 8: 1925-1930
- PubMed: 23869965 
- DOI: 10.1021/cb400303w
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4LJH, 4LK6, 4LK7 - PubMed Abstract: 
The galactose specific lectin LecA mediates biofilm formation in the opportunistic pathogen P. aeruginosa . The interaction between LecA and aromatic β-galactoside biofilm inhibitors involves an intermolecular CH-π T-shape interaction between C(ε1)-H of residue His50 in LecA and the aromatic ring of the galactoside aglycone ...