Basepairs involving WatsonCrick(W) edge of Cytosine and WatsonCrick(W) edge of Uracil is shown. Highlighted examples are found from RNA crystal structures obtained from PDB.

Base pairs stabilized by N-H...N/O type hydrogen bonds only

Basepair

(type & Orientation)

*Frequency

Example

Hydrogen bonding atoms with their precursors

C:U +:W Cis

1

Optimized Model Structure

C6-N3...O4-C5

C1'-O2...N3-C6

C:U +:W Trans

0

Optimized Model Structure

C1'-O2...N3-C6

C6-N3...O2-C1'

C:U W:W Cis

22

Residue Nos. 2575(B)-2511(B) PDB ID 2QAO

C6-N3...N3-C6

C5-O4...N4-C5

C:U W:W Trans

2

Optimized Model Structure

C6-N3...N3-C6

C5-N4...O2-C1'

* 1st and 2nd numbers in Frequency column represent the numbers of occurences as base pairs and as base triplets, respectively.