Table 6.
Significant values from the "RNA Structure Query System." The 5' and 3' ends of helices and loops are based on the global orientation determined from the 5' and 3' ends of the entire RNA molecule. Values are for the Bacterial 16S and 23S rRNA comparative structure models.
| Number/Type of Nucleotides | Structural Element | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | High | Low | |
| single nuc | total | ||
| paired (helix) | G (36.57%) | A (14.46%) | |
| 5' helix end | G (46.23%) | U(13.52%) | |
| 3' helix end | C (38.07%) | A (10.57%) | |
| 5' loop end | G (37.06%) | C (10.33%) | |
| adjacent nucs | total | GG (9.863%) | UU (4.093%) |
| in helix | GG (14.06%) | AA (1.981%) | |
| 3'helix 5'loop | CG (14.75%) | UC(1.495%) | |
| loop/helix ratio | AA (5.67934) | CC (.112825) | |
| base pairs | total | GC/CG (28.29%) | CU/UC (0.1351%) |
| 5'helix end | GC (38.76%) | UC (0.09088%) | |
| 3'helix end | CG (38.77%) | CU (0.09089%) | |
| Highest | |||
| three nucs | total | GGG (3.0%), GAA (2.6%), AAG (2.6%), GGA (2.5%), AGG (2.4%) | |
| 000 | GAA (7.5%), AAA (6.7%), UAA (5.2%) | ||
| 011 | AGC (9.3%), AGG (8.8%) | ||
| 100 | CGA (7.6%), UGA (5.8%), GGA (5.3%) | ||
| 110 | GCG (6.9%), GGG (4.8%), GGA (4.7%) | ||
| 001 | AAG (14.4%), AAC (6.9%), GAG (5.4%) | ||
| 101 | CAG (7.2%) | ||