Monday, September 21, 2009
Sulfimide bond in collagen IV
The recent paper in Science describes the sulfilimine (sulfimide, in IUPACese) bond, “not previously found in biomolecules”, identified in collagen. The bond (>S=N–) cross-links methionine and hydroxylysine residues of adjoining protomers.
Labels:
biomacromolecules,
chemical bonding
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