i am doing molecular docking with alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase proteins, but there are several crystal structure of the said proteins, which criteria can i follow to identify the best protein for docking in my research?
Dear Wiilberforce Ndarawit Please consider the points mentioned by the Iqra Aroob Iqra Aroob and the below-mentioned points.
PDB Selection criteria:
1. X-ray crystallography (Lower resolution is the best one)
2. Organism: If you are working with humans include eg. Homosapiens if others select the species
3. Inhibitory ligand or cocrystal ligand should be preset in the selected PDB
4. If there are many PDB with the above criteria, check all shortlisted PDB with the cocrystal ligand and compare the IC50 or EC50 of the cocrystal ligands.
5. Finally select the lowest IC50-valued cocrystal ligand containing PDB for your study.