Figure 6.
An i-motif/duplex hybrid structure formed from the C9-Br derivative, d(CCAGGCTGCBrAA). (A) Secondary structure representation of interactions formed between symmetry-related strands. Black dashes represent Watson–Crick base pairs. Black circles represent noncanonical base pairs. (B) Stick representation of the 5′ i-motif-consisting CCAG homo base stacking motif linked to the 3′ antiparallel duplex. The i-motif and duplex are rotated 70° about the x-axis with respect to each other. Chains A and A’ are in green and magenta, respectively. Chains B and B’ are in cyan and black, respectively.