Most recent publications
1. B. Ramakrishnan, E. Boeggeman, and Pradman K. Qasba b-1,4-Galactosyltransferase and Lactose Synthase: Molecular Mechanical Devices. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2002) 291, 1113-1118
2. E. Boeggeman, and Pradman K. Qasba Studies on the metal binding sites in the catalytic domain of b1,4-galactosyltransferase. Glycobiology (2002) 12, 5, 1-13
3. B. Ramakrishnan, P. V. Balaji, and Pradman K. Qasba Crystal Structure of b1,4-Galactosyltransferase Complex with UDP-Gal Reveals an Oligosaccharide Acceptor Binding Site. Journal of Molecular Biology (2002) 318, 491-502
4. B. Ramakrishnan, and Pradman K. Qasba Structure-based Design of b1,4-Galactosyltransferase I (b4Gal-T1) with Equally Efficient N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase Activity.
Other relevant publications
1. B. Ramakrishnan, Premal S. Shah, and Pradman K. Qasba a-Lactalbumin (LA) Stimulates Milk b-1,4-Galactosyltransferase I (b4Gal-T1) to Transfer Glucose from UDP-glucose to N-Acetylglucosamine. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001, 276, 37665-37671
2. B. Ramakrishnan and Pradman K. Qasba Crystal Structure of Lactose Synthase Reveals a Large Conformational Change in its Catalytic Component, the b1,4-Galatosyltransferase I. Journal of Molecular Biology (2001) 310, 205-218
3.Premal S. Shah, Frantisek Bizik, Rina K. Dukor, Pradman K. Qasba Active site studies of bovine alpha1-3galactosyltransferase and its secondary structure prediction. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 2000, 1480, 222-234. Full Text Publication
4. P.K. Qasba Involvement of Sugars in Protein-Protein Interactions. Carbohydrate Polymers , 2000, 41, 293-309. Full Text Publication
5. Lakshmanan K. Iyer & P.K. Qasba Molecular dynamics simulation of a-Lactalbumin and calcium binding c-type lysozyme. Protein Engineering, 1999, vol.12, no.2 , 129-139. Full Text Publication
6. V.S.R. Rao, King Lam, P.K. Qasba ---Architecture of the Sugar Binding Sites in Carbohydrate Binding Proteins--a Computer Modeling Studying. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 1998, 23, 295-307. Full Text Publication
7. King Lam, V.S.R. Rao & Pradman K. Qasba Molecular Modeling Studies on Binding of bFGF to Heparin and its Receptor FGFR1. Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, 1998, vol. 15, no. 6, 1009-1027.
8. P.K. Qasba & Soma Kumar Molecular Divergence of Lysozymes and a-Lactalbumin. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1997, 32 (4):255-306.
9. P.V. Balaji, P.K. Qasba, & V.S.R. Rao Molecular dynamics simulations of hybrid and complex type oligosaccharides. Int.J.Biol.Macromol., 1996, no. 18, 101-114.
10. Elizabeth E. Boeggeman, Petety V. Balaji and Pradman K. Qasba. Functional domains of bovine beta-1. 4 galactosyltransferase.Glycoconjugate Journal ,1995, 12: 865-878. Full Text Publication
11. Rao V.S.R., Balaji P.V., and Qasba P.K. Controversial iduronate ring conformation in dermatan sulfate . Glycobiology, 1995, vol. 5, no. 3, 273-279.
12. P.K. Qasba, P.V. Balaji, & V.S.R. Rao Molecular dynamics simulations of oligosaccharides and their conformation in the crystal structure of lectin-carbohydrate complex: importance of the torsion angle psi of alpha-1,6-arm . Glycobiology, 1994, 4, 805-815.
13. P.V. Balaji, P.K. Qasba, & V.S.R. Rao Molecular dynamics simulations of high manose oligosaccharides. Glycobiology, 1994, 4, 497-515.
14. Elizabeth E. Boeggeman, Petety V. Balaji, Navin Sethi, Arni S. Masibay and Pradman K. Qasba. Expression of deletion constructs of bovine beta-1, 4-galactosyltransferase in Escherichia coli: Importance of Cyse134 for its activity. Protein Engineering, 1993, vol.6, no.7 , 779-785. Full Text Publication
15. Arni S. Masibay, Petety V. Balaji, Elizabeth E. Boeggeman, and Pradman K. Qasba. Mutational Analysis of the Golgi Retention Signal of Bovine beta-1, 4-Galactosyltransferase. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1993, vol.268, no. 13, 9908-9916. Full Text Publication
16. P.V. Balaji, P.K. Qasba, & V.S.R. Rao Molecular dynamics study of asialoglycoprotein receptor ligands. Biochemistry, 1993, 32, 12599-12611.