Bacterial biofilm is a protective, slippery and slimy coat secreted by bacterial cells. It helps in attaching to moisturized surfaces during colonization. Alginate is an important component as it is essential for retention of water and nutrients in biofilms. It is a polysaccharide consisting of β-D-mannuronic acid (M) and α-L-guluronic acid (G) monomers with 1-4 linkage. The alginate lyase (AlgL) secreted by certain bacteria is capable of degrading alginate into oligo-uronides by β-elimination of the glycosidic bond. Therefore, it is of interest to analyze the simulated (GROMACS force filed) structure protein model (homology based on template 4OZV) of AlgL from Pseudomonas fluorescens to gain functional insight mucoid biofilm disruption. We report root mean square deviation (RMSD) and radius of gyration (Rg) profiles of the simulated (molecular dynamics) AlgL protein homology model in this context towards biofilm discruption.
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