Nucleic Acids
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Base
C - cytosine
G - guanine
A - adenine
T - thymine
U - uracil
Sugar
Ribose
Deoxyribose
Base with Sugar
Cytosine deoxyribose
Guanine deoxyribose
Adenine deoxyribose
Thymine deoxyribose
Uracil ribose
Base Pair with Sugar
GC
AT
AU
Phosphate
-3
Base Ribose 3',5'-Diphosphate
Cytidine phosphate
Guanosine phosphate
Adenosine phosphate
Thymidine phosphate
Uridine phosphate
Double strand measured by x-ray diffraction
2 pair DNA
(portion of 1bna with added H)
10 pair DNA
(1bna)
Add H
12 pair DNA
(355d)
Add H
16 pair DNA
(3bse)
Add H
10 pair RNA
(1sdr)
Add H
14 pair RNA
(1rna)
Add H
136 pair Nucleosome
(2cv5)
Add H
147 pair Nucleosome
(1kx5)
Add H
Single strand (folded) measured by NMR
26 base RNA
(2n0r)
29 base RNA
(1ebq)
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This page created by George Lisensky, Beloit College.
Last modified December 3, 2025.
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