Table 5. Selected global Base pair–Axis and Base–Base parametersa.
| Base pair–Axis | Base–Base | |||
| |
Inclin. (η) |
Tip (θ) |
Buckle (κ) |
Opening (σ) |
| G1-C20 | –4 ± 4 | 0 ± 4 | –26 ± 4 | –3 ± 3 |
| C2-G19 | –6 ± 5 | 10 ± 3 | –20 ± 3 | 2 ± 1 |
| G3-C18 | –6 ± 5 | –1 ± 2 | 15 ± 2 | –8 ± 2 |
| T4-A17 | –10 ± 5 | 7 ± 3 | 3 ± 9 | –5 ± 1 |
| T5-A16 | –6 ± 8 | 5 ± 2 | 1 ± 22 | –2 ± 1 |
| G6-C15 | –8 ± 5 | 7 ± 4 | –26 ± 3 | 5 ± 2 |
| T7-A14 | –9 ± 5 | 2 ± 2 | –10 ± 1 | –6 ± 1 |
| C8-G13 | –12 ± 5 | 2 ± 2 | –2 ± 2 | –6 ± 1 |
| G9-C12 | –16 ± 4 | 1 ± 2 | –4 ± 3 | –11 ± 1 |
| C10-G11 | –12 ± 4 | 2 ± 1 | –10 ± 3 | –4 ± 1 |
aAverage parameters for the 30 lowest energy refined structures (± standard deviations) calculated with program CURVES.