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Another possibility is the methylation of arginine residues; although this would not alter the overall charge of the protein, it could sterically hinder the protein/antibody interaction.
Site b 1 must consequently be filled with a Chl a molecule [ 38 ] . The orientation of the transition moments of Chl b in sites b 5 and b 6 [ 38 ] suggest that an 'out-lying' Chl a molecule could coordinate with the formyl group of Chl b, a sterically more favorable arrangement than coordination to the 13 1-carbonyl oxygen because of the opposing orientations of the 13 2-carboxymethyl and 17-propionyl group (Fig.
The second alternative cause for our failure to detect RNAseH activity is that the RNAseH active site may be sterically blocked in core particles.
Alternatively, recruitment of another protein to the mammalian COP1 RING finger may sterically hinder access of its NLS to the nuclear import machinery.
A search in the database of known protein structures employing the 'loop-search' algorithm of SYBYL yielded 100 loops, of which only five were sterically permissible.