[Mitarbeiter.zoologie] Paper: DNA binds by hydrophobic forces

[Wilhelm Osterman]

Dear all,

Perhaps something not so closely related to our field, however, good for
the common knowledge for any biologist:

" The main stabilizer of the DNA double helix is not the base-pair hydrogen
bonds but coin-pile stacking of base pairs, whose hydrophobic cohesion,
requiring abundant water, indirectly makes the DNA interior dry so that
hydrogen bonds can exert full recognition power."

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909122116

Best,
Wilhelm
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