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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 7, 4264-4268, Mar, 1991

Biological recognition of phosphate and sulfate

ZF Kanyo and DW Christianson
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104- 6323.

The biological recognition of trigonal pyramids has been studied in a statistical analysis of the Cambridge Structural Data Base. The preferential stereochemistry of pyramidal anion-Lewis acid interactions is easily described for the phosphonyl dianion (R-PO3(2-), as found in the phosphate group) and the sulfonyl monoanion (R-SO3-, as found in the sulfate group) by trans/gauche conformational terminology. Interactions between these pyramidal anions and metals generally prefer gauche geometry (as defined by the R-X = O-Mn+ torsion angle, X = P or S). Interactions between phosphonyls and hydrogen bond donors likewise display a preference for gauche orientation. Interactions between sulfonyls and hydrogen bond donors exhibit a preference for gauche stereochemistry and also cluster in eclipsed regions. These hydrogen bond motifs provide a greater understanding of the function of pyramidal anions in biological structure and function. For example, interactions of the sulfate monoanion are important for the binding of heparin, a sulfated glycosaminoglycan, to antithrombin III.
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