Determination of the backbone torsion angle ? in nucleic acids

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. J. Blommers ◽  
D. Nanz ◽  
O. Zerbe
Molbank ◽  
10.3390/m1227 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. M1227
Author(s):  
Bibi Hanifa ◽  
Muhammad Sirajuddin ◽  
Zafran Ullah ◽  
Sumera Mahboob ◽  
See Mun Lee ◽  
...  

The synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of the glutaric acid-amide derivative, 2,4-Cl2C6H3N(H)C(=O)(CH2)3C(=O)OH (1), are described. The X-ray crystal structure determination of (1) shows the backbone of the molecule to be kinked about the methylene-C–N(amide) bond as seen in the C(p)–N–C(m)–C(m) torsion angle of −157.0(2)°; m = methylene and p = phenyl. An additional twist in the molecule is noted between the amide and phenyl groups as reflected in the C(m)–N–C(p)–C(p) torsion angle of 138.2(2)°. The most prominent feature of the molecular packing is the formation of supramolecular tapes assembled through carboxylic acid-O–H…O(carbonyl) and amide-N–H…O(amide) hydrogen bonding.


1992 ◽  
Vol 278 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Welsh ◽  
Samuel H. Tersigni ◽  
Wangkan Lin

AbstractThe conformational dynamics of a model compound for poly(di-n-hexylsilane) (PDHS) has been explored using the new molecular dynamics program MM3-MD. MM3-MD trajectories at variable temperatures reveal two abrupt conformational transitions, one near -182°C and another near -175°C, associated with two energy barriers on the potential-energy surface. The first transition near -182°C allows shifts in the backbone torsion angle from that defined by the global energy minimum designated off-trans to that corresponding to a statistical collection of torsion angles within the range trans ±30°. The second transition near -175°C allows the backbone torsion angle to explore the remainder of its torsional space. The sidechain dynamics follows a similar pattern. We suggest that the abrupt transition calculated here at -182°C for “gas.phase” PDHS corresponds to that observed for PDHS at -28°C in solution and at 42°C in the solid state.


2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1129-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei-José Petrescu ◽  
Patrick Calmettes ◽  
Dominique Durand ◽  
Veronique Receveur ◽  
Jeremy C. Smith

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