[gmx-users] Meaning of n-n hydrogen bond

[David van der Spoel]

ksr at chemistry.umass.edu wrote:
> Chetana,
> 
> You need to look at the structure of these residues. Several amino acids,
> notably Asp and Asn can i to i sidechain to backbone h-bond. For those two it
> typically occurs in the alphaL conformational space (what David was alluding
> to), which is why Asp and Asn are (relatively) often found there.
> 
> Peace,
> 
>
Gly can do it in the backbone too.

-- 
David.
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