Abstract
Six crystals forms of the same self-complementary deoxyhexamer pCpGpCpGpCpG have been obtained by the crystallization method developed previously [Malinina et al., J. Biomol. Struct. Dynam. 5 (1987) 405]. The crystals belong to different space groups and have different structural parameters. The "fiber-like X-ray patterns" calculated on the basis of single crystal X-ray data confirms that in these crystals the double helix of the hexamer adopts various conformations including one similar to B-DNA.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 252-257 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Crystal Growth |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1991 |