Identify the intermolecular/intramolecular interactions that are possible for the side chains of the following amino acids: serine, phenylalanine, glycine, lysine, aspartic acid, and aspartate.
1)Serine
Intermolecular interactions-
-peptide bond(covalent bond ) between alpha amino group of one amino acid to alpha carboxyl group of another amino acid.
-polar OH group can involve in H-bonding with other amino acid
2) Phenyl alanine
Intermolecular interactions- peptide bond
3)glycine- Intermolecular interactions- peptide bond
4)lysine
Intermolecular interactions- peptide bond
Basic –NH2 group interact with acidic H in the vicinity and gets protonated –NH3+ group formed
-NH- group is a good Hydrogen bond donor, branching due to H-bonding
5)aspartic acid and aspartate
Intermolecular interactions- peptide bond
Acidic –COOH group interact with basic groups in the vicinity and gets deprotonated –COO- group
Branching due to –C=O or carbonyl group forming H-bonding
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