Reciprocal carbonyl–carbonyl interactions in small molecules and proteins

Carbonyl-carbonyl π* non covalent interactions affect the structure and stability of small molecules and proteins. Here, the authors carry out experimental studies, analyses of crystallographic databases and theoretical calculations to describe an additional type of carbonyl-carbonyl interaction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdur Rahim, Pinaki Saha, Kunal Kumar Jha, Nagamani Sukumar, Bani Kanta Sarma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00081-x