https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/leukadherin-1
A molecular-level study of the influence of the alkyl chain length of quaternary ammonium ions (QAs) on the blocking action and the mode of binding with the bacterial KcsA K+-ion channel is carried out by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations as well as quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods. The present work unveils distinct modes of binding for different QAs, due to differences in size and hydrophobicity. The QAs bind near the channel gate as well as at the central cavity, leading to a possible dual-site blocking ac