 | | | |
| Title: | | ORTHORHOMBIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE A-DNA OCTAMER D(GTACGTAC). COMPARISON WITH THE TETRAGONAL STRUCTURE | |
|
| Molecular Description: | 5'-D(GpTpApCpGpTpApC)-3'
ORTHORHOMBIC |
 |
| Structural Features: | A DOUBLE HELIX |
|
| Nucleic Acid Sequence: |
| | | |
| Chains | A, B: | |
(DG) (DT) (DA) (DC) (DG) (DT) (DA) (DC)
|
|
|
| Primary Citation: | Langlois d'Estaintot, B., Dautant, A., Courseille, C., Precigoux, G.
Orthorhombic crystal structure of the A-DNA octamer d(GTACGTAC). Comparison with the tetragonal structure.
Eur.J.Biochem.
, 213,
pp. 673 - 682, 1993.
|
|
| | | |
| Experimental Information: | X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
|
| Space Group: |
P
21
21
2
|
|
| Cell Constants: |
| a = 38.605 | b = 50.824 | c = 21.740 | (Ångstroms) |
 = 90.00 |  = 90.00 |  = 90.00 | (degrees) |
|
|
| Crystallization Conditions: |
| Method: | | VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP |
| Drop: | | WATER, HMD, Na Cacodylate, MgCl2, Spermine HCl |
| Reservoir: | | WATER, MPD |
|
|
| Refinement: | The structure was refined using the NUCLSQ program.
The R value is
16.1
for 1516 reflections
in the resolution range 10.000 to
2.190 Ångstroms
with Fobs > 4.000 sigma(Fobs).
|
|
|
