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StructuralParametersofDNA

DNAform A B(Biological) Z(Zigzag)

(Anhydrous)
Occurrence DNA:RNA Majorformin Highsaltform
vivo
RNA:RNA Pypusequences
Helicalrotation Right Right Left
Diameter() 23 2022 18
Bp/turn 11+ 10+ 12(6pypudimers)
Pitch/helicalturn() 28 33.2 44.6
Helicalrise/bp() 2.63.3 3.03.4 7.4b
Rotationperbase() 32.7 36 60b
Majorgroove(depthxwidth)() 13.5x2.7 8.5x11.7 nil
Minorgroove(depthxwidth)() 2.8x11 7.5x5.7 Narrowanddeep
Basetiltrelativetohelicalaxis() High,10to20 Low=1.2 7
MeanPropellertwist() 18 16 c.a.0
Displacementrelativetohelicalaxis() 4.44.9c ~0 4
Glycosylbondconformationrelativetominor Anti Anti Py=antipu=syn
groove
Sugarpucker C3'endo C2'endo Py=C2'endoPu=C3'
endo
Distancebetweenadjacentphosphates() 5.9 7.0 5.77.3

a:cfDickerson1992andSaenger1984

b:Valuesfordinucleotiderepeats

c:resultinginanopencentralcylinderof3to5

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