Sodium binding to d-glucuronate residues: Crystal structure of sodium d-glucuronate monohydrate |
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Authors: | Lawrence J. DeLucas G.L. Gartland Charles E. Bugg |
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Affiliation: | University of Alabama in Birmingham, Institute of Dental Research, University Station, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data were used to determine the crystal structure of sodium β-d-glucuronate monohydrate, a model system for investigating the factors involved in the binding of sodium ions to d-glucuronate residues of glycosaminoglycans. Crystals of the salt are monoclinic, space group P21, with a = 9.206(3) Å, b = 7.007(2) Å, c = 7.378(3) Å, β = 96.84(3)°, and Z = 2. Intensity data for 858 reflections were measured with an automated diffractometer. A trial structure, obtained by direct methods, was refined by least squares to R = 0.035. An outstanding feature of the crystal packing is the interaction of d-glucuronate anions with sodium ions. The sodium ion is coordinated to three symmetry-related -glucuronate anions and to one water molecule. The d-glucuronate anion binds sodium cations through the three following sites: one that involves a carboxyl oxygen atom combined with ring oxygen O-5; one that includes a single carboxyl oxygen atom, and one composed of the O-3–O-4 pair of hydroxyl groups. |
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