principles of structure dr. helen berman september 11, 2002

Principles of Structure

Dr. Helen Berman

September 11, 2002

CONFIGURATION

To go from to a bond is broken

REPRESENTATION

•Ball and stick•Haworth•Fischer

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 249.

Fischer Projections

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 68.

Haworth Projection

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 248.

Stereoisomers

n chiral centers yield 2n stereoisomers

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 69.

Amino Acids

“corn crib”

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 68.

D sugars

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 248.

Torsion Angles

Dihedral Angles

Saenger, Wolfram. Principles of Nucleic Acid Structure.Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1984, p. 15.

Klyne Prelog

Other nomenclatures

Saenger, Wolfram. Principles of Nucleic Acid Structure.Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1984, p. 16.

Newman Projection

Creighton, Thomas. Proteins: Structures and Molecular Principles.W. H. Freeman and Company, 1984, p. 160.

Cyclohexanes

Pyranose sugars

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, pp. 249-250.

Water Structure

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 30.

Water hydrogen bonding

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 30.

Ice structure

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 31.

Hydration of ions

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 32.

Hydration of polar groups

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 33.

Clathrate hydrates

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 179.

Clathrate hydrates

Voet, Donald and Judith G. Biochemistry.John Wiley & Sons, 1990, p. 179.