The detailed structure of tandem G.A mismatched base-pair motifs in RNA duplexes is context dependent

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-158

  Heus, Hans A ^a   Wijmenga, Sybren S ^a,b   Hoppe, Hans ^a   Hilbers, Cornelis W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

G.A base pair; NMR; Ribozymes; RNA structure

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GUANOSINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031559569     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1158     Document Type: Article

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