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Interactions with aromatic rings in chemical and biological recognition.
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Interactions with aromatic rings in chemical and biological recognition.

  • Meyer EA Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Departement für Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften, ETH-Hönggerberg, HCI, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Castellano RK
  • Diederich F
  • 2003-03-20
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  • Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). - 2003
Cations
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
Hydrogen Bonding
Proteins
Sulfur
Thermodynamics
English Intermolecular interactions involving aromatic rings are key processes in both chemical and biological recognition. Their understanding is essential for rational drug design and lead optimization in medicinal chemistry. Different approaches-biological studies, molecular recognition studies with artificial receptors, crystallographic database mining, gas-phase studies, and theoretical calculations-are pursued to generate a profound understanding of the structural and energetic parameters of individual recognition modes involving aromatic rings. This review attempts to combine and summarize the knowledge gained from these investigations. The review focuses mainly on examples with biological relevance since one of its aims it to enhance the knowledge of molecular recognition forces that is essential for drug development.
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  • English
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