... G6(H1)–C 21 (H 41/ H42), G7(H1)–C20(H 41/ H42), A8(H2)–T 19 (H3), T9(H3)–A 18 (H2), C 10 (H 41/ H42)–G 17 (1NH) and C 11 (H 41/ H42)–G 16 (H1) establish a hydrogen bonded base-pairing between G6:C 21 (G6 and ... locked into t, g+ and t conformations, respectively, similar to the stem. On the other hand, for T 14 and T 15 ,thef is locked into g–conformation whereas the d adopts 14 8 and 11 0 ° onaverage, ... between G6:C 21 (G6 and C 21 ), G7:C20,A8:T 19 ,T9:A 18 ,C 10 :G 17 and C 11 :G 16 and hence the conformation ofstems of both of the hairpins. Qualitative analysis of the relative NOESY...