Sodium cation complexation behavior of the heteroaromatic sidechains of histidine and tryptophan

Hu, J.; Barbour, Len; Ferdani, R.; Gokel, G.W.

Sodium cation complexation behavior of the heteroaromatic sidechains of histidine and tryptophan

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posted on 2025-05-14, 16:00 authored by J. Hu, Len BarbourLen Barbour, R. Ferdani, G.W. Gokel

<p>Three of the four essential amino acids that have aromatic sidechains exhibit cation-π interactions with Na+ or K+; histidine does not and is shown here to be a sigma donor.</p>

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Chemical Communications

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17

Pages/Article Number

1810-1811

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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/b204321c

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13597345

Date Accepted

2002-07-02

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amino acid derivative aromatic compound cation histidine potassium ion sodium ion tryptophan alkylation article chemical interaction chemical structure complex formation conformation thickness

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