The influence of the hexopyranose ring geometry on the conformation of glycosidic linkages investigated using molecular dynamics simulations

- We studied the conformation of the 1,4-linked hexopyranose pentasaccharides.
- The influence of the ring shape on the glycosidic bond geometry was investigated.
- The glycosidic bond geometry is affected by the ring shape to a rather minor extent.
- The effect is relevant only for some types of glycosidic bond orientation.