... characterized by featu res of both A and BDNA. Possible implications of this on the topological restrictions of 2¢,5¢ DNA, and its rejection by nature, are discussed.Materials and methodsDNA synthesis and ... uanti-tation of anomeric effect in adenosine and guanosine by comparison of th e thermodynam ics of the p seudorotationalequilibrium of the pentofuranose moiety in N- and C-nucleosides.J. Am. Chem. ... Hosur2,Muttaiya Sundaralingam3 and Narayanarao Yathindra11Department of Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, India;2Department of Chemical Sciences, TIFR,...