IN SILICO ANALYSIS OF DELTA 6 DESATURASE - A KEY ENZYME FOR OMEGA -3/6- FATTY ACID PRODUCTION
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.9, No. 02)Publication Date: 2021-02-16
Authors : Boya Tharuni T. Sathish G. Nadana Raja Vadivu; K. Vasumathi;
Page : 818-823
Keywords : Binding Affinity Docking Microalgae Omega 3/6 Fatty Acid Desaturase In Silico;
Abstract
Delta 6 desaturase is a key enzyme involved in the production of omega 3/6 fatty acids and it is the rate-limiting step. The study aims to characterize the delta 6 desaturase enzyme and to find the binding affinity of various ligand with the protein by docking. It is found that delta 6 desaturase enzyme sequence is very unique and has less similarity with the other desaturase protein. The structural analysis was performed by Ramachandran plot and SCOPe structure prediction. Modeller is used to determine the DOPE score of the selected enzyme. The lowest DOPE score protein is chosen to determine the binding affinity of ligand molecules. Three different ligands were selected and its interaction was determined by the PyRX - Autodock Vina. These studies will give a better idea of the interaction of various molecules, which help to deduce its function by further experimentation.
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