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The decisive role of the water structure in changes of conformation of nucleic acids
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Review
The decisive role of the water structure in changes of conformation of nucleic acids
Acta Biochim Pol.
1999.
Abstract
This review summarizes data on the structure and properties of water under normal conditions, at high salt concentration and under high pressure. We correlate the observed conformational transitions in nucleic acids with changes in water structure and activity, and suggest a mechanism of conformational transitions of nucleic acid involving these changes. We conclude that the Z-DNA form is induced only at low water activity caused by high salt concentrations and/or high pressure.
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