Sheila, Hydrogen bonds, ionic (i.e. salt bridge), and polar (dipole) interactions are often collectively called electrostatic interactions. Note that dipole interactions involve partial charges. If you want to exclude dipole interactions, you have say so specifically in your manuscript. Non-bonded interactions include both electrostatic and van der Waals contacts (where hydrophobic interactions result from van der Waals forces in an aqueous environment). Water can also interact with dipoles (partial charges), so it would NOT be correct to use the term "hydrophilic" if you were excluding dipolar interactions.
-Daniel On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 4:17 PM Sheila Boreiko <sheila_bore...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I had some literature search, but could not find clearly. Would there > be an appropriate term to call the sum of hydrogen bonds (HB) and salt > bridges (SB)? What about "hydrophilic interactions" or "polar > interactions"? I am analyzing the different number of theses interactions > in different monomers of my protein, as a totality I wanted to cite > (compare) the number of HB + SB, yet I think to specify them separately > could take out some focus of the discussion. > > Thank you, > > > Sheila > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1
