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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Structural Biology

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  • Glycosidic torsion angles are crucial for understanding glycan conformation.
  • The structural diversity and flexibility of carbohydrates present challenges in conformational characterization.
  • Existing methods may not fully capture the conformational landscape of complex glycans.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and present a conformation module for analyzing oligosaccharide fragments.
  • To provide a comprehensive resource for exploring glycan conformational preferences.
  • To facilitate the study of carbohydrate structures found in natural glycans.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the Carbohydrate Structure Database platform.
  • Generating free energy surface and conformer abundance maps based on glycosidic torsions.
  • Employing explicit-solvent molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for data derivation.
  • Integrating high-temperature MD data from GlycoMapsDB.

Main Results:

  • The module covers 194 "inter"residue bonds within natural glycan structures.
  • Data are continuously updated through automated MD simulations.
  • A total of 2,403 maps from high-temperature MD simulations are included.
  • Conformational data involving up to 4 torsional degrees of freedom are accessible.

Conclusions:

  • The conformation module offers a valuable tool for exploring glycan conformational space.
  • The integrated data facilitates a deeper understanding of carbohydrate flexibility.
  • The web interface allows for free exploration of complex glycan conformational data.