Secondary hydrogen bond

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1 Introduction
2 Definition
3 See also
4 References

Introduction

Hydrogen bonding interaction in proteins plays a crucial role in protein folding, dynamics and function. The locally ordered structure, the so-called secondary structure of a protein is created by hydrogen bonding within the protein backbone. These hydrogen bonds have structural role in the proteins and called secondary hydrogen bonds ^[1].

Definition

Hydrogen bonds that stabilize the secondary structure of the proteins
Diagonal points in the HB plot

References

^ Bikadi Z, Demko L, Hazai E (2007). "Functional and structural characterization of a protein based on analysis of its hydrogen bonding network by hydrogen bonding plot". Arch Biochem Biophys. 461 (2): 225-234. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2007.02.020.

Category: Protein structure