3.5. Molecular docking of inactive IAA form
Molecular docking was used to dock the glycosylated form of IAA onto ConM to verify the interaction between the inactive form of IAA with the CRD trough carbohydrate motif. The best results of the molecular docking showed the glycosylated IAA interacting via its carbohydrate motif in a conventional arrangement through conserved hydrogen bonds with Asp208 (Fig. 5). The indole in the hydrophobic sub-site of CRD does not alter the binding of glycosylated IAA through the carbohydrate binding site as confirmed by haemagglutinating activity.