Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Ionic bonding. Ionic bonds result from electrostatic attractions between positively and negatively charged side chains of amino acids. For example, the mutual attraction between an aspartic acid carboxylate ion and a lysine ammonium ion helps to maintain a particular folded area of a protein (part (a) of http://catalog. flatworldknowledge. com/bookhub/reader/2547 - gob-ch18_s04_s01_f05). Saylor URL: http://www. saylor. org/books.


Q: Ionic bonds are what kind of attraction between ions?


A:
electrostatic