Figure 7
`Winner' lutein molecule docked with StARD3. (a) Overview of the StARD3LBD structure shows the best-scoring lutein candidate from the `one portal' set. (b) Steric complementarity and a potential hydrogen bond to Gln421 are apparent outside portal 1 for the overall `winner' lutein molecule. (c) The `winner' lutein molecule positions the hydroxyl group of the ∊-ionone ring just inside portal 2, where it finds a potential hydrogen-bonding partner with the peptide bond connecting residues Ile301 and Leu302. |