Top, Watson–Crick G/U (wobble) basepair with water molecules (W) in its SGP and DGP

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<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Structural and evolutionary classification of G/U wobble basepairs in the ribosome"</p><p>Nucleic Acids Research 2006;34(5):1326-1341.</p><p>Published online 6 Mar 2006</p><p>PMCID:PMC1390688.</p><p>© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved</p> The angles formed between the C1′–C1′ axis and the glycosidic bonds show the asymmetry of this basepair compared with the classical WC basepairs. Bottom, the isosteric A/C basepair. Produced by ChemDraw (CambridgeSoft Corporation)