| Abstract
| - High level ab initio methods have been used to studystacking interactions in standard A- and B-DNA, aswell as in selected B-type crystal structures. A combination ofquantum mechanical and classical mechanicalmethods has been used to examine cooperative contributions to stackingin DNA polymers. The resultsprovide valuable information on intrastrand, interstrand, andcooperative contributions to stacking in DNA,and are useful for understanding the role of stacking interactions inthe stabilization of DNA structures.
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