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The deoxyoligonucleotide d(BrU-G-C-G-C-G) was crystallised at pH 8.2 and its structure analysed by X-ray diffraction. The unit cell, of dimensions a = 17.94, b = 30.85, c = 49.94A contains four DNA duplexes in space group P2(1)2(1)2(1). The duplexes are in the Z conformation, with four Watson-Crick G.C base pairs and two BrU.G base pairs. The structure was refined to an R factor of 0.16 at a resolution of 2.2A with 64 solvent molecules located. The BrU.G base pair mismatch is of the wobble type, with both bases in the major tautomer form and hydrogen bonds linking 0-2 of BrU with N-1 of G and N3 of BrU with 0-6 of G. There is no indication of the presence of ionised base pairs, in spite of the high pH of crystallisation. The results are discussed in terms of the mutagenic properties of 5- bromouracil.

1DA1 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] with <scene name='pdbligand=MG:'>MG</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligand ligand]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1DA1 OCA].  

[[Category: Hunter, W N.]]

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