Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Reciprocal carbonyl–carbonyl interactions in small molecules and proteins

  • Abdur Rahim,
  • Pinaki Saha,
  • Kunal Kumar Jha,
  • Nagamani Sukumar,
  • Bani Kanta Sarma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00081-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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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.