Do the neighboring residues in a polypeptide affect the electron distribution of an amino acid significantly? A quantitative study using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM)

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2056-2065

  Lorenzo, Luis ^a   Moa, María J González ^a   Mandado, Marcos ^a   Mosquera, Ricardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM THEORY;

ATOMIC PROPERTIES; QUANTUM THEORY OF ATOMS IN MOLECULES (QTAIM);

POLYPEPTIDES;

AMINO ACID; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; HYDROGEN BOND; QUANTUM THEORY;

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN BONDING; PEPTIDES; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33750403997     PISSN: 15499596     EISSN: 1549960X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci600184t     Document Type: Article

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