Hydrogen-bonding patterns observed in the base pairs of duplex oligonucleotides

Watson-Crick base pairing in duplex structures utilises a unique combination of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors to stabilise the association. This stability contributes to the fidelity of replication. Non-Watson-Crick base pairs, mismatches or base pairs involving chemically modified bases adopt...

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Main Authors: Hunter, W, Leonard, G, Brown, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998
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description Watson-Crick base pairing in duplex structures utilises a unique combination of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors to stabilise the association. This stability contributes to the fidelity of replication. Non-Watson-Crick base pairs, mismatches or base pairs involving chemically modified bases adopt different patterns of hydrogen bond interactions sometimes utilising water molecules to stabilise the pairing and in some cases an argument can be put forward for C-H⋯O interactions as a contributing factor in the pairing and not just in mismatches. The different hydrogen bonding patterns deduced on the basis of single crystal x-ray diffraction studies are described. These hydrogen bonding patterns have implications for protein-nucleic acid interactions and for the modelling of nucleotide structures.
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spelling oxford-uuid:4ac41008-6c7e-4557-83af-c5b86762f40d2022-03-26T15:39:33ZHydrogen-bonding patterns observed in the base pairs of duplex oligonucleotidesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4ac41008-6c7e-4557-83af-c5b86762f40dEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1998Hunter, WLeonard, GBrown, TWatson-Crick base pairing in duplex structures utilises a unique combination of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors to stabilise the association. This stability contributes to the fidelity of replication. Non-Watson-Crick base pairs, mismatches or base pairs involving chemically modified bases adopt different patterns of hydrogen bond interactions sometimes utilising water molecules to stabilise the pairing and in some cases an argument can be put forward for C-H⋯O interactions as a contributing factor in the pairing and not just in mismatches. The different hydrogen bonding patterns deduced on the basis of single crystal x-ray diffraction studies are described. These hydrogen bonding patterns have implications for protein-nucleic acid interactions and for the modelling of nucleotide structures.
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title Hydrogen-bonding patterns observed in the base pairs of duplex oligonucleotides
title_full Hydrogen-bonding patterns observed in the base pairs of duplex oligonucleotides
title_fullStr Hydrogen-bonding patterns observed in the base pairs of duplex oligonucleotides
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title_short Hydrogen-bonding patterns observed in the base pairs of duplex oligonucleotides
title_sort hydrogen bonding patterns observed in the base pairs of duplex oligonucleotides
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