Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.50, No.9, 5218-5224, 2011
DNA Coiled Coil Superstructures in Oligonucleotide Crystals
We present the structure of coiled coils found in two oligonucleotide DNA crystals. The sequences d-(ATATATATAT) and d(CGATATATAT) are used. In the first case several coiled coils with different structures are found. In the second case a single structure is present. The results are compared with other coiled coil structures. They might be used in the development of new nanomaterials.