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Figure 1. Conformations of Watson-Crick base pair with hypoxanthine.
A) hypoxanthine-adenine pair, B) hypoxanthine-uracil pair, C) hypoxanthine-cytosine pair, and D) hypoxanthine-guanine pair. Dashed lines represent hydrogen bonds. Hydrogen atoms are omitted for clarity.