B-DNA structure and stability as function of nucleic acid composition: Dispersion-corrected DFT study of dinucleoside monophosphate single and double strands

Giampaolo Barone, Célia Fonseca Guerra, F. Matthias Bickelhaupt

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Abstract

Bonds and order: The stability of the B-DNA double helix is shown (see illustration), based on dispersion-corrected density functional computations, to depend not only on the number of hydrogen bonds in Watson-Crick base pairs but also on the order and orientation in which these base pairs occur.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)186-193
Number of pages8
JournalChemistryOpen
Volume2
Issue number5-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DNA structures
  • Density functional calculations
  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Stacking interactions
  • Watson-Crick base pairs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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