Serine octamer metaclusters: formation, structure elucidation and implications for homochiral polymerization.
Multiply charged serine metaclusters (composed of two or more homochiral octameric units) are generated by electrospray ionization, and their unique fused structures (hydrogen-bonded through the sticky ends of the drum-shaped octameric units) have been elucidated using tandem mass spectrometry experiments and molecular mechanics calculations.
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Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Zhang
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D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012694:Serine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012694:Serine