hydrogen bonding

collocation in English

meaningsofhydrogenandbonding

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hydrogen
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/us
/ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/
a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell, and combines with oxygen to ...
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bonding
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbɒn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈbɑːn.dɪŋ/
the process by which a close emotional relationship ...
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(Definition ofhydrogenandbondingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhydrogen bonding

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The molecule is bound in a pocket and is specifically recognized throughhydrogenbonding.
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The new conformations are stabilized by inter- and intramolecularhydrogenbonding.
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Furthermore, biologically important weak interactions, such as hydrophobic interactions andhydrogenbonding, are weaker at higher temperatures.
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Thehydrogenbondingis identical in the two examples.
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Indirect effects onhydrogenbondingpropensity could arise from the altered dielectric constant of alcohol\\water mixtures.
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As discussed above, information that may be obtained is, for example, on the protonation state, coordination of cations andhydrogenbonding.
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This is due tohydrogenbonding, low solvent accessibility, and steric blocking.
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The interaction energies arise from the free energy of burying hydrophobic surface area, andhydrogenbondingbetween side-chains (and backbone in the case of helices).
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By adjusting the unperturbed frequency, effects ofhydrogenbonding, non-planarity of the peptide group and through-bond interactions may be accounted for.
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This is reasonable because the strength of chemical interactions such ashydrogenbondingand hydrophobic interactions is greater at lower temperatures.
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In a cross-b motif, thehydrogenbondingcapacity of the polypeptide backbone can be fully utilized.
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Bases are drawn sufficiently separated, perhaps due to tertiary bonds, to precludehydrogenbondingbut to still experience a favorable electrostatic attraction.
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Identification of thehydrogenbondingnetwork in a protein by scalar couplings.
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When one of the donor hydrogen bonds of water is hydrogen bonded to a stronger base than water,hydrogenbondingthrough donation is weakened.
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Hydrogenbondingmust be considered in any ' ' second-generation ' ' model to predict, explain, and manipulate the behavior of nucleic acid-like artificial genetics systems in water.
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