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The crystal structure of a complex containing deoxy CpG and a terpyridine platinum compound (TPH) shows a DNA double helical fragment with TPH intercalated between two Watson–Crick GC base pairs. The DNA unwinding angle is 23° and the pucker of the deoxyribose rings differ at the 3′ and 5′ ends.
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Wang, A., Nathans, J., van der Marel, G. et al. Molecular structure of a double helical DNA fragment intercalator complex between deoxy CpG and a terpyridine platinum compound. Nature 276, 471–474 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276471a0
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