van der Waals interactions Updated 18/06/2025     Return to unit

Use the molecular model (below) to obtain the measurements needed. The thin red lines link the atoms of interest.

  1. Measure the distance between the sulphur atom of the

    thiophene ring and the closest carbon atoms of both leucine

    198 and valine 121.

  2. Measure the distance between the closest sulfone oxygen

    atom (i.e. 7,7-dioxo) and the closest carbon atom of

    phenylalanine 131.

 

Atom colours:
Carbon - grey (ligand = green); Oxygen - red; Nitrogen - blue; Sulfur - yellow; Hydrogen - white