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. 1985 Sep;4(9):2403–2408. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03946.x

Counterions which favour the C form of DNA.

J Portugal, J A Subirana
PMCID: PMC554517  PMID: 4076171

Abstract

Recently the relationship between the B and C forms of DNA has been questioned. We have found some amino acids and related amines which form complexes with DNA and favour the C form. We have studied such complexes by X-ray diffraction. With some of these counterions the transition between the B and C forms occurs smoothly, whereas in other cases there is a discontinuous transition. We conclude that the C form is a well-defined variant of the B form favoured by some counterions under low humidity conditions.

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