Publication Date:
2010-10-16
Description:
Crystallization of L-cystine is a critical step in the pathogenesis of cystine kidney stones. Treatments for this disease are somewhat effective but often lead to adverse side effects. Real-time in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) reveals that L-cystine dimethylester (L-CDME) and L-cystine methylester (L-CME) dramatically reduce the growth velocity of the six symmetry-equivalent {100} steps because of specific binding at the crystal surface, which frustrates the attachment of L-cystine molecules. L-CDME and L-CME produce l-cystine crystals with different habits that reveal distinct binding modes at the crystal surfaces. The AFM observations are mirrored by reduced crystal yield and crystal size in the presence of L-CDME and L-CME, collectively suggesting a new pathway to the prevention of L-cystine stones by rational design of crystal growth inhibitors.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Rimer, Jeffrey D -- An, Zhihua -- Zhu, Zina -- Lee, Michael H -- Goldfarb, David S -- Wesson, Jeffrey A -- Ward, Michael D -- 1U54DK083908-01/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- R01 DK068551/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- R01-DK068551/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2010 Oct 15;330(6002):337-41. doi: 10.1126/science.1191968.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Chemistry and the Molecular Design Institute, New York University (NYU), 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003-6688, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20947757" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Binding Sites
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Crystallization
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Cystine/*analogs & derivatives/*chemistry/metabolism/pharmacology
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Cystinuria/complications/*drug therapy
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Drug Design
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Humans
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Hydrogen Bonding
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Kidney Calculi/chemistry/etiology/*prevention & control
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Microscopy, Atomic Force
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Mimicry
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Molecular Structure
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Physicochemical Processes
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Solubility
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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