Percent of base pairs in rRNA helices that are formed by antiparallel Watson-Crick base pairing
| Range | >80 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Unspecified |
| Reference | Spirin, A. S. (Aleksandr Sergeevich) Ribosomes 1999 ISBN: 978-0-306-46146-0 (Print) 978-1-4615-7817-8 (Online) p.79 5th paragraph |
| Comments | "Although rRNA helices are formed predominantly due to antiparallel Watson- Crick base pairing (more than 80% of the base pairs in the known rRNAs), G:U and U:G pairs also occur with relatively high frequency (13%). Among other possible noncanonical base pairs, A:G (G:A) and U:U are observed rather frequently (3% and 1 %, respectively)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109647 |