Sing a Song of Benzene, A Pocket Full of Pi

Author: Smith, Douglas L.

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 58, Number 1, 1994, pp. 26-38

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 58:1, Fall 1994

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:58.1.Smith

Abstract

Benzene-containing amino acids, long slighted as molecular filler, appear to play a key role in communications between nerve cells. Benzene rings line the pocket of a receptor molecule, where their pi-electrons may help recognize the messenger molecule.

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