Interaction between some monosaccharides and aspartic acid in dilute aqueous solutions

J Biol Phys. 2007 Jun;33(3):247-54. doi: 10.1007/s10867-008-9057-4. Epub 2008 Mar 8.

Abstract

Interaction between aspartic acid and D-glucose, D-galactose, and D-fructose has been studied by isothermal titration calorimetry, calorimetry of dissolution, and densimetry. It has been found that D-glucose and D-fructose form thermodynamically stable associates with aspartic acid, in contrast to D-galactose. The selectivity in the interaction of aspartic acid with monosaccharides is affected by their stereochemical structures.