An A-type double helix of DNA having B-type puckering of the deoxyribose rings

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 297, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 907-922

  Trantírek, Lukáš ^b   Štefl, Richard ^b   Vorlíčková, Michaela ^a   Koča, Jaroslav ^b   Sklenářář, Vladimír ^b   Kypr, Jaroslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

A type double helix; B type deoxyribose pucker; Buckled CG step; DNA; Minor groove widening

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034615785     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3592     Document Type: Article

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