Se⋅⋅⋅O/S and S⋅⋅⋅O Chalcogen Bonds in Small Molecules and Proteins: A Combined CSD and PDB Study.

Himansu S Biswal, Akshay Kumar Sahu, Bartomeu Galmés, Antonio Frontera, Deepak Chopra

Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 2022 Jan 19

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The importance of selenium-centered noncovalent chalcogen bonds represented as Se⋅⋅⋅A (A=O/S) has been explored for short directional contacts in small molecules and proteins. In addition, S⋅⋅⋅O centered contacts have been analyzed. Computational analyses involving the quantitative assessment of the associated energetics, the molecular electrostatic potentials (MEP), and electron density derived topological parameters, namely, quantum theory of atom in molecules (QTAIM) analyses, and NBO (natural bond orbital) based calculations, have been performed to unequivocally establish the strength, stability, and attractive role of chalcogen bonds in the solid-state. This investigation has been performed in molecules from both the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and Protein Data Bank (PDB). Thus futuristic materials may be designed keeping in mind the significance of these interactions, including their relevance in biology. © 2021 The Authors. ChemBioChem published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.

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Himansu S Biswal, Akshay Kumar Sahu, Bartomeu Galmés, Antonio Frontera, Deepak Chopra. Se⋅⋅⋅O/S and S⋅⋅⋅O Chalcogen Bonds in Small Molecules and Proteins: A Combined CSD and PDB Study. Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology. 2022 Jan 19;23(2):e202100498