[The mechanism of accumulation of the large electric dipole moment of DNA molecule. PM3 quantum-chemical analysis].
On the basis of the idea of the intrinsic polymorphism of Watson-Crick base pairing in DNA structure, the process of accumulation of the large electric dipole moment in model spiral stacks of canonical non-planar AT and GC pairs was analyzed using the quantum-chemistry methods. The dependence of the value and orientation of electrical dipole moment of a double helix on spiral length, geometry of base H-pairing, and the bending of the major axis of the helix were considered.
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D000818:Animals; D020029:Base Pairing; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
D004247:DNA