Table 2.

Tertiary H-bonds in the Minor Groove Triplex

Interacting nucleotides		Distance [Å]
Loop 2	Stem 1
A20 2’-OH	C16 2’-OH	2.63
A20 2’-OH	C4 O2	3.53
A20 N7	C4 2’-OH	3.29
A20 N6	C4 O4’	3.54
A20 N3	G3 N2	2.99
A20 N1	C4 O4’	3.04
A21 N6	G15 3’-O	3.32
A21 N6	G15 2’-OH	2.89
A21 N7	G15 2’-OH	2.89
C22 N4	G15 2’-OH	3.23
A23 N1	C14 2’-OH	2.71
A23 N6	C14 O2	2.92
A23 N6	G5 N2	3.42
A24 N6	G6 2’-OH	2.97
A24 N6	G6 N3	3.04
A24 N1	G6 N2	3.03
A25 N1	C13 2’-OH	2.58
A25 N6	G6 N2	3.55