Figure 2
From: Organization of Nucleotides in Different Environments and the Formation of Pre-Polymers
Organization of nucleotides and corresponding scattering patterns.
(a) Two distances are observed in the diffraction experiments as scattering contributions at Q values of 1.34 Å−1 (corresponding to 4.6 ± 0.2 Å) and 1.85 Å−1 (corresponding to 3.4 ± 0.1 Å). The diffraction pattern observed in NH4Cl is shown as an example. (b) Nucleotides forming a disordered structure with an average distance between nucleotides of 4.6 Å. (c) Formation of a 3′ bond between nucleotides is a condensation reaction, where 1 water molecule is produced. (d) Nucleotides at a distance of 3.4 Å are indicative of nucleotides forming stacks at the base pair distance, so-called pre-polymers.
