Meanings
nounhelional (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe aromatic aldehyde 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal that is used commercially as a fragrance
The highest score of helional is -12.26kcal/mol and it forms three H-bonds, one salt bridge and one pi-pi interaction (Fig 12 ), which results in the most stable interaction as compared to other ligands.
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