High angle neutron fibre diffraction studies of the distribution of water around the D form of DNA

V. T. Forsyth, A. Mahendrasingan, P. Langan, Y. Al-Hayalee, D. Alexeev, W. J. Pigram, W. Fuller, S. A. Mason

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Abstract

The instrument D19 at the Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, has been used to undertake neutron fibre diffraction studies of the location of water around the D form of the DNA double helix. These studies clearly show the distribution of water in the small and large grooves of the molecule and, together with information from X-ray studies on the location of cations around the molecule, provide new information on the factors which help to stabilise this form of DNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)737-739
Number of pages3
JournalPhysica B: Physics of Condensed Matter
Volume180-181
Issue numberPART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2 1992
Externally publishedYes

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