Biopolym. Cell. 2008; 24(4):333-339.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0007B1
Molecular Biophysics
Possible mechanism of stabilization of one out of two poly(A) double helical forms
1Zarudnaya M. I.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

Hypothesis on contribution of vertical hydrogen bonds …N6H…N6H…, which are formed by hydrogen atoms and nitrogen atoms of aminogroups of the neighboring bases, to stabilization of one of two forms of double stranded poly(A) is proposed and substantiated. Literature proofs in favor of it are given.
Keywords: poly(A), poly(dA), single and doublehelical, vertical hydrogen bonds
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