Research Article

Strong Ligand-Protein Interactions Derived from Diffuse Ligand Interactions with Loose Binding Sites

Figure 1

Number of poses in binding site for various ligands. (1) Beta-adrenergic receptor/carazolol (PDB ID: 2rhn_A), a typical tight-binding receptor/ligand complex; (2) AcrB/minocycline (28 heavy atoms); (3) AcrB/acridine orange (20 heavy atoms); and (4) AcrB/toluene (7 heavy atoms).