B-form DNA

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf DNA conformation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs B-DNA
gptkbp:backbone_conformation anti
gptkbp:base_pairs Watson-Crick pairs
gptkbp:base_pairs_per_turn 10.5
gptkbp:biological_importance genetic information storage
gptkbp:contrastsWith A-form DNA
Z-form DNA
gptkbp:diameter 2 nm
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Rosalind_Franklin
gptkb:Raymond_Gosling
gptkbp:favoredBy high humidity
physiological salt concentration
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1953
gptkbp:foundIn living cells
gptkbp:heldBy right-handed double helix
gptkbp:helix_pitch 3.4 nm per turn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-form DNA
gptkbp:major_groove wide and deep
gptkbp:minor_groove narrow and shallow
gptkbp:predominant_form DNA in cells
gptkbp:stable hydrogen bonds
base stacking interactions
gptkbp:strand_orientation antiparallel
gptkbp:sugar_pucker C2'-endo
gptkbp:visualizes X-ray diffraction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_First_Photo_of_DNA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7