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Hydration in drug design. 2. Influence of local site surface shape on water binding

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If water molecules are strongly bound at a protein-ligand interface, they are unlikely to be displaced during ligand binding. Such water molecules can change the shape of the ligand binding site and thus affect strategies for drug design. To understand the nature of water binding, and factors influencing it, water molecules at the ligand binding sites of 26 high-resolution protein-ligand complexes have been examined here. Water molecules bound in deep grooves and cavities between the protein and the ligand are located in the indentations on the protein-site surface, but not in the indentations on the ligand surface. The majority of the water molecules bound in deep indentations on the protein-site surface make multiple polar contacts with the protein surface. This may indicate a strong binding of water molecules in deep indentations on protein-site surfaces. The local shape of the site surface may influence the binding of water molecules that mediate protein-ligand interactions.

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Poornima, C.S., Dean, P.M. Hydration in drug design. 2. Influence of local site surface shape on water binding. J Computer-Aided Mol Des 9, 513–520 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124322

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