α-L-Tyrosine under high pressure: validation of phase transitions and a curious similarity with L-alanine
Svetlana S Sharaya1, Nikita E Bogdanov2, Boris A Zakharov1
1Synchrotron Radiation Facility-Siberian Circular Photon Source (SRF "SKIF"), Nikol'skiy Ave. 1, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk area 630559, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
The baric behavior of α-L-tyrosine, an aromatic amino acid, was investigated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Around 2 GPa, the nonlinear behavior in the compression of unit-cell parameters a and c was observed, as N-H...O hydrogen bonds involving the NH3+ group switched over. This rearrangement is remarkably similar to the changes observed in crystalline L-alanine at comparable pressures. A comparison of intermolecular interactions in L-alanine and α-L-tyrosine is performed in order to suggest an interpretation of structural strain on hydrostatic compression.
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