Nucleic Acid Standards
Sugar and Phosphate Constituents
Bond Lengths in Furanose Rings
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ribose deoxyribose
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bond mean esd N mean esd N
value value
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C1'-C2' 1.528 (0.010, 80) 1.521 (0.014, 47)
C2'-C3' 1.525 (0.011, 80) 1.518 (0.010, 47)
C3'-C4' 1.524 (0.011, 80) 1.528 (0.010, 47)
C4'-O4' 1.453 (0.012, 80) 1.446 (0.011, 47)
O4'-C1' 1.414 (0.012, 80) 1.420 (0.013, 47)
C3'-O3' 1.423 (0.014, 80) 1.431 (0.013, 47)
C5'-C4' 1.510 (0.013, 80) 1.511 (0.008, 47)
C2'-O2' 1.413 (0.013, 80) na
C1'-N1/N9 1.471 (0.017, 80) 1.474 (0.020, 47)
(H)O5'-C5' 1.423 (0.014, 61) 1.420 (0.021, 37)
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C2'-endo ribose C2'-endo deoxyribose C3'-endo ribose C3'-endo deoxyribose
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bond mean esd N mean esd N mean esd N mean esd N
value value value value
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C1'-C2' 1.526 (0.008, 49) 1.518 (0.010, 29) 1.529 (0.011, 24) 1.519 (0.010, 7)
C2'-C3' 1.525 (0.011, 49) 1.516 (0.008, 29) 1.523 (0.011, 24) 1.518 (0.012, 7)
C3'-C4' 1.527 (0.011, 49) 1.529 (0.010, 29) 1.521 (0.010, 24) 1.521 (0.010, 7)
C4'-O4' 1.454 (0.010, 49) 1.446 (0.010, 29) 1.451 (0.013, 24) 1.449 (0.009, 7)
O4'-C1' 1.415 (0.012, 49) 1.420 (0.011, 29) 1.412 (0.013, 24) 1.418 (0.012, 7)
C3'-O3' 1.427 (0.012, 49) 1.435 (0.013, 29) 1.417 (0.014, 24) 1.419 (0.006, 7)
C5'-C4' 1.509 (0.012, 49) 1.512 (0.007, 29) 1.508 (0.007, 24) 1.509 (0.011, 7)
C2'-O2' 1.412 (0.013, 49) na 1.420 (0.010, 24) na
C1'-N1/N9 1.464 (0.014, 49) 1.468 (0.014, 29) 1.483 (0.015, 24) 1.488 (0.013, 7)
(H)O5'-C5' 1.424 (0.016, 31) 1.418 (0.025, 25) 1.420 (0.009, 20) 1.423 (0.011, 7)
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