Use of Nucleic Acid Analogs for the Study of Nucleic Acid Interactions
Figure 1
(a) Watson-Crick A/T and C/G base pairs. C1′ represents the 1′ carbon atom of deoxyribose in DNA. (b) Interbase hydrogen bonding and stacking interactions formed in a DNA duplex. A compensatory relationship is suggested between the interaction energies of the hydrogen bonding and the base stacking.
