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  • Title: Three-dimensional structure of a complex of E2020 with acetylcholinesterase from Torpedo californica.
    Author: Kryger G, Silman I, Sussman JL.
    Journal: J Physiol Paris; 1998; 92(3-4):191-4. PubMed ID: 9789806.
    Abstract:
    The 3D structure of a complex of the anti-Alzheimer drug, E2020, also known as Aricept, with Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase is reported. The X-ray structure, at 2.5 A resolution, shows that the elongated E2020 molecule spans the entire length of the active-site gorge of the enzyme. It thus interacts with both the 'anionic' subsite, at the bottom of the gorge, and with the peripheral anionic site, near its entrance, via aromatic stacking interactions with conserved aromatic residues. It does not interact directly with either the catalytic triad or with the 'oxyanion hole'. Although E2020 is a chiral molecule, and both the S and R enantiomers have similar affinity for the enzyme, only the R enantiomer is bound within the active-site gorge when the racemate is soaked into the crystal. The selectivity of E2020 for acetylcholinesterase, relative to butyrylcholinesterase, can be ascribed primarily to its interactions with Trp279 and Phe330, which are absent in the latter.
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