Chart 1. (a) Structure of 7-deaza-dA and (b) Sequences and numbering of the nucleotides for unmodified DD, 7-deaza-dA DD, unmodified DDD, 7-deaza-dA DDD (NMR), and 7-deaza-dA DDD (X-ray) duplexes.
a In solution, the two strands exhibit pseudo-dyad symmetry. In the crystal structure, the two strands were not symmetry related and the nucleotides were individually numbered.