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Table 2. Comparison of phosphate hydration in A-DNA octamers (Eisenstein & Shakked, 1995 ▶) and in d(CCCCGGTACCGGGG)₂ .

Oligomer	Resolution (Å)	Phosphate hydration
Oligomer	Resolution (Å)	Total atoms^†	No. of water atoms/No. of hydrated O atoms
GGGCGCCC	1.75	28	37/24
GGCCGGCC	2.1	28	35/22
CCCCGGGG	2.5	28	29/18
CCCCGGTACCGGGG	1.65	52	11/10

^†

Only O1P and O2P phosphate O atoms are taken into consideration.

Table 2. Comparison of phosphate hydration in A-DNA octamers (Eisenstein & Shakked, 1995 ▶) and in d(CCCCGGTACCGGGG)2 .