Landolt-Brnstein Group VII: Biophysics 
Volume 1 Nucleic Acids 
Subvolume B Crystallographic and Structural Data II 
Title Page, Contributors, Preface, Errata  
2  Structures of nucleic acids and their constituents  1  
2.1  Crystal structures of bases, nucleosides, and nucleotides (See Vol. 1A)  
2.2  Crystal structures of oligonucleotides (See Vol. 1A)  
2.3  Crystal structures of tRNAs (D. MORAS)  1  
2.3.1  Introduction  1  
2.3.2  Experimental methods  2  
2.3.3  Data  3  
2.3.3.1  Crystal structures  3  
2.3.3.2  Molecular and helical parameters  6  
2.3.3.3  Comparisons between yeast tRNAAsp and tRNAPhe  26  
2.3.4  References for 2.3  29  
2.4  The structures of DNA and RNA helices in oriented fibers  31  
(R. CHANDRASEKARAN, S. ARNOTT)  
2.4.1  History (structures)  31  
2.4.2  Methods  31  
2.4.3  The structures, tables and figures  34  
2.4.4  Data  36  
2.4.4.1  Molecular and crystal structures  36  
2.4.4.2  Cartesian and cylindrical polar coordinates  38  
2.4.4.3  Conformation angles  112  
2.4.4.4  Base-pair orientations and helical twists  114  
2.4.4.5  Groove dimensions  116  
2.4.4.6  Phosphate group orientations  117  
2.4.4.7  Stereo views of helical structure and views of individual base stacking  120  
2.4.5  References for 2.4  169  
2.5  Crystal structures of metal ion-nucleotide complexes (K. AOKI)  171  
2.5.1  Introduction  171  
2.5.2  Data  174  
2.5.2.1  Alkali and alkaline earth metal ion-mononucleotide complexes  174  
2.5.2.2  Group IB metal ion-mononucleotide complexes  194  
2.5.2.3  Group IIB metal ion-mononucleotide complexes  204  
2.5.2.4  Transition and heavy metal ion-mononucleotide complexes  212  
2.5.2.5  Metal ion-oligonucleotide complexes  225  
2.5.3  References for 2.5  243  

2.6 
Crystal structures of drug-oligonucleotide complexes (S. NEIDLE) 247

2.6.1 
Introduction 247

2.6.2 
Data 248

2.6.2.1 
Crystal structures 248

2.6.2.2 
Torsion angles 256

2.6.3 
References for 2.6 276

2.7 
Hydrogen bonding in crystal structures of nucleic acid components (G.A. JEFFREY) 277

2.7.1 
Introduction 277

2.7.2 
Data 282

2.7.2.1 
Overview 282

2.7.2.2 
Purines and pyrimidines 284

2.7.2.3 
Nucleosides and nucleotides 298

2.7.2.4 
Water molecules in purines, pyrimidines, nucleosides and nucleotides 318

2.7.3 
List of substances investigated 325

2.7.4 
References for 2.7 342



