The Base Pair Directory
AU base pairs with two standard hydrogen bonds |
base | potential H-bond donor/acceptor sites |
adenine A |
A(da3) N6-H... C6 N1... |
A(da4) N6-H... C6 C5 N7... |
uracil U |
U(1da3) O4... C4 N3-H... |
U(2da3) N3-H... C2 O2... |
AU base pairs with 4 heavy-atom H-bond donor/acceptor sites |
base pair H-bond motif | structure images |
U(1da3)...A(da3)
UA reverse Watson-Crick O2...H-N6 C2 C6 N3-H...N1 |
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U(1da3)...A(da4) UA reverse Hoogsteen O2...H-N6 C2 C6 C5 N3-H...N7 |
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U(2da3)...A(da3) UA Watson-Crick O4...H-N6 C4 C6 N3-H...N1 |
PDF | VRML |
U(2da3)...A(da4) UA Hoogsteen O4...H-N6 C4 C6 C5 N3-H...N7 |
There are no possible AU base pairs with 3 heavy-atom H-bond donor/acceptor sites |