A neutron diffraction study of the distribution of water in the A form of the DNA double helix

P. Langan; V. T. Forsyth; A. Mahendrasingam; D. Alexeev; W. Fuller; S. A. Mason

doi:10.1016/0921-4526(92)90458-5

A neutron diffraction study of the distribution of water in the A form of the DNA double helix

P. Langan, V. T. Forsyth, A. Mahendrasingam, D. Alexeev, W. Fuller, S. A. Mason

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High angle diffraction data from ordered fibres of DNA in the A form have been collected on diffractometer D19 at the Institute Laue-Langevin. By exploiting the ability to isotopically replace H₂O surrounding the DNA by D₂O we have been able to locate water around the double helix.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	759-761
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter
Volume	180-181
Issue number	PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-4526(92)90458-5
State	Published - Jun 2 1992
Externally published	Yes

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