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30 J.P. Glusker<br />

As for carboxylate groups it is found that transition-metal ions lie closer to the<br />

plane of the imidazole than do hydrogen bond<strong>in</strong>g groups [63]. Thus metal ion<br />

b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g is more precisely directional.<br />

5.3<br />

Surround<strong>in</strong>gs of Arg<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>e Si<strong>de</strong> Cha<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> Prote<strong>in</strong>s<br />

Arg<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>e si<strong>de</strong> cha<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> prote<strong>in</strong>s provi<strong>de</strong> an excellent means of align<strong>in</strong>g<br />

carboxylate and phosphate groups so that an O-C-O or O-P-O group lies <strong>in</strong> the<br />

plane of the arg<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>e. This multi<strong>de</strong>ntate prote<strong>in</strong> si<strong>de</strong> cha<strong>in</strong> is used with success<br />

<strong>in</strong> prote<strong>in</strong>-nucleic <strong>in</strong>teractions, as shown <strong>in</strong> Fig. 22 [64].<br />

a<br />

b<br />

c<br />

Fig. 22 a – c. Arg<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>teractions [64]: a with <strong>in</strong>dicated hydrogen bond directions; b the<br />

b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g of a carboxylate group; c the b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g of a phosphate group

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