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The Complementary Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 223 (1152): 80-96 (1954)
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1954.0101

Abstract

This paper describes a possible structure for the paracrystalline form of the sodium salt of deoxyribonucleic acid. The structure consists of two DNA chains wound helically round a common axis, and held together by hydrogen bonds between specific pairs of bases. The assumptions made in deriving the structure are described, and co-ordinates are given for the principal atoms. The structure of the crystalline form is discussed briefly.

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