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Redetermined structure of ?-dl-me-thio-nine at 105?K: an example of the importance of freely refining the positions of the amino-group H atoms.

ABSTRACT: Diffraction data were taken from the contribution named '?-dl-Me-thio-nine at 105 K' by Alagar et al. [Acta Cryst. (2005 ?). E61, o1165-o1167]. Refinement of the coordinates of the three amino H atoms, previously constrained to an idealized geometry, shows that the amino group is in fact rotated 13.5° from the perfectly staggered orientation. This apparently modest change has a profound impact on the calculated hydrogen-bond geometries.

SUBMITTER: Gorbitz CH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4257275 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Redetermined structure of β-dl-me-thio-nine at 105 K: an example of the importance of freely refining the positions of the amino-group H atoms.

Görbitz Carl Henrik CH

Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online 20141015 Pt 11

Diffraction data were taken from the contribution named 'β-dl-Me-thio-nine at 105 K' by Alagar et al. [Acta Cryst. (2005 ▶). E61, o1165-o1167]. Refinement of the coordinates of the three amino H atoms, previously constrained to an idealized geometry, shows that the amino group is in fact rotated 13.5° from the perfectly staggered orientation. This apparently modest change has a profound impact on the calculated hydrogen-bond geometries. ...[more]

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Redetermined structure of ?-dl-me-thio-nine at 105?K: an example of the importance of freely refining the positions of the amino-group H atoms.

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Redetermined structure of β-dl-me-thio-nine at 105 K: an example of the importance of freely refining the positions of the amino-group H atoms.

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