1. The optical rotatory dispersion (ORD) of five homodinucleotides, ApAp(3'), CpCp(3'), GpGp(3'), IpIp(3') and UpUp(3') (where A, C, G, I and U represent adenosine, cytidine, guanosine, inosine and uridine respectively, and p to the left of a nucleoside symbol indicates a 5'-phosphate and to the right it indicates a 3'-phosphate), were measured as a function of pH, ionic strength and Mg(2+) con...
