Analysis of conformational parameters in nucleic acid fragments. I. Single crystals of nucleosides and nucleotides.
A study has been undertaken of conformational parameters in single crystal structures of nucleosides and nucleotides using the techniques of helical conformational analysis. A "quasi-helix" was generated from the geometry of base-paired structures, using published data extracted from the Cambridge structural database. A total of 54 base-pairs were found in these structures, for each of which were calculated hydrogen bond parameters, propeller twist, buckle and C1'-C1' separations. These were analysed according to various classifications. Propeller twists are found to show a wide range of values and the magnitude of twist appears to be unrelated to hydrogen bond parameters or C1'-C1' separation. The values of the buckle parameter vary over a smaller range of values and are unrelated to propeller twist magnitude. There is found to be a greater tendency to form homo-base-pairs among compounds containing adenine bases.
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Neutron Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon, UK.
D001482:Base Composition; D003460:Crystallization; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009705:Nucleosides; D009711:Nucleotides
D009705:Nucleosides; D009711:Nucleotides