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Contribution of Weak S–H···O Hydrogen Bonds to the Side Chain Motions in d,l-Homocysteine on Cooling
Sulfhydryl
groups play an important role in the formation of native
structures of proteins and their biological functions. In the present
work, we report for the first time the crystal structure of d,l-homocysteine and the results of a detailed study of the dynamics
of its sulfhydryl group on cooling by precise single-crystal X-ray
diffraction combined with polarized Raman spectroscopy of oriented
single crystals. Although the crystal structures of both d,l-cysteine and d,l-homocysteine are layered, hydrogen bonds
formed by −SH groups differ. In contrast with the crystal structure
of d,l-cysteine with weak S–H···S hydrogen
bonds between layers, d,l-homocysteine resembles the structures
of amino acids with hydrophobic aliphatic side chains with no hydrogen
bonds between the layers. The side chain of d,l-homocysteine
forms a three-centered S–H···O hydrogen bond
with carboxylate groups of two neighboring zwitterions. On cooling
down, despite the shortening of the two S···O distances
in the bifurcated S–H···O hydrogen bond, the
wavenumber of the stretching vibrations of −SH groups increases.
The same effect was also observed previously for other sulfhydryl
containing amino acids, l-cysteine, and <i>N</i>-acetyl-l-cysteine on increasing pressure and is related
to the strengthening of a three-centered bifurcated S–H···O
hydrogen bond
Weak Hydrogen Bonds Formed by Thiol Groups in <i>N</i>‑Acetyl‑l‑Cysteine and Their Response to the Crystal Structure Distortion on Increasing Pressure
The effect of hydrostatic pressure
on single crystals of <i>N</i>-acetyl-l-cysteine
was followed at multiple pressure points from 10<sup>–4</sup> to 6.2 GPa with a pressure step of 0.2–0.3 GPa by Raman
spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Since in the crystals of <i>N</i>-acetyl-l-cysteine the thiol group is involved
in intermolecular hydrogen bonds not as a donor only (bonds S–H···O)
but also as an acceptor (bonds N–H···S), increasing
the pressure does not result in phase transitions. This makes a contrast
with the polymorphs of l- and dl-cysteine, in which
multiple phase transitions are observed already at relatively low
hydrostatic pressures and are related to the changes in the conformation
of the thiol side chains only weakly bound to the neighboring molecules
in the structure and thus easily switching over the weak S–H···O
and S–H···S hydrogen bonds. No phase transitions
occur in <i>N</i>-acetyl-l-cysteine with increasing
pressure, and changes in cell parameters and volume vs pressure do
not reveal any peculiar features. Nevertheless, a more detailed analysis
of the changes in intermolecular distances, in particular, of the
geometric parameters of the hydrogen bonds based on X-ray single crystal
diffraction analysis, complemented by an equally detailed study of
the positions of all the significant bands in Raman spectra, allowed
us to study the fine details of subtle changes in the hydrogen bond
network. Thus, as pressure increases, a continuous shift of the hydrogen
atom of the thiol group from one acceptor (a carboxyl group) to another
acceptor (a carbonyl group) is observed. Precise single-crystal X-ray
diffraction and polarized Raman spectroscopy structural data reveal
the formation of a bifurcated S–H···O hydrogen
bond with increasing pressure starting with ∼1.5 GPa. The analysis
of the vibrational bands in Raman spectra has shown that different
donor and acceptor groups start “feeling” the formation
of the bifurcated S–H···O hydrogen bond in different
pressure ranges. The results are discussed in relation to some of
the previously published data on the effect of high pressure on the
polymorphs of l-cysteine, dl-cysteine, and glutathione,
that show similarity with the effects reported here for <i>N</i>-acetyl-l-cysteine. The results obtained in this work allow
one to suggest new models for the pressure-induced structural rearrangements
in the whole family of cysteine-containing crystals
CCDC 773689: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures
CCDC 710543: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures
CCDC 710540: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures
CCDC 710539: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures
CCDC 710537: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures
CCDC 710542: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures
CCDC 710541: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures
CCDC 710538: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures