BMC Chemical Biology - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Chemical Biology (ISSN 1472-6769) published by BioMed CentralElectronic properties of amino acid side chains: quantum mechanics calculation of substituent effects- August 3, 2005 Background: Electronic properties of amino acid side chains such as inductive and field effects have not been characterized in any detail. Quantum mechanics (QM) calculations and fundamental equations that account for substituent effects may provide insight into these important properties. PM3 analysis of electron distribution and polarizability was used to derive quantitative scales that describe steric factors, inductive effects, resonance effects, and field effects of amino acid side...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6769/5/2 |