Computational Assessment of Chito-Oligosaccharides Interactions with Plasma Proteins.

ABSTRACT: It is widely recognized that chitin and chitosan are potential sources of bioactive materials and that their oligosaccharides reveal various biological activities (including antimicrobial) that are correlated with their structures and physicochemical properties. This study uses the molecular docking approach to assess the interactions of small chito-oligosaccharides (MW< 1500 Da) with plasma proteins in order to obtain information regarding their fate of distribution in the human organism. There are favorable interactions of small chito-oligomers with plasma proteins, the interactions with human serum albumin being stronger than those with α-1-acid glycoprotein. The interaction energies increase with increasing the molecular weight, decrease with increasing deacetylation degrees and are re

SUBMITTER: Roman DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7996291 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature