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Int. J. Mol. Sci., Volume 1, Issue 2 (June 2000) – 1 article , Pages 17-27

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Modeling of the Hydration Shell of Uracil and Thymine
by Oleg V. Shishkin, Leonid Gorb and Jerzy Leszczynski
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2000, 1(2), 17-27; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms1020017 - 04 Mar 2000
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The molecular geometry of complexes of uracil and thymine with 11 water molecules was calculated using the density functional theory with the B3LYP functional. The standard 6-31G(d) basis set has been employed. It was found that the arrangement of water molecules forming a [...] Read more.
The molecular geometry of complexes of uracil and thymine with 11 water molecules was calculated using the density functional theory with the B3LYP functional. The standard 6-31G(d) basis set has been employed. It was found that the arrangement of water molecules forming a locked chain around the nucleobases significantly differs for uracil and thymine. The presence of a methyl group in thymine results in strong non-planarity of the hydrated shell. The existence of C-H...O hydrogen bonds between the water molecules and the hydrophobic part of the nucleobases is established. Interactions with water molecules cause some changes in the geometry of uracil and thymine which can be explained by the contribution of a zwitter-ionic dihydroxy resonance form into the total structure of the molecules. Full article
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