Figure 4.9a: Nucleotide sugar conformations-The C3ยข-endo conformation (on the same side of the sugar ring as C5'), occurs in A-RNA and RNA-11.
Figure 4.9b: The Nucleotide sugar conformations-The C2'-endo conformation, occurs in B-DNA.
4.10.4. 6. DIFFERENT CONFORMATIONS OF DNA
- A-DNA has a shallow minor groove and a deep major groove: