Chemically synthesized RNAs with the unnatural L-configuration possess enhanced in vivo stability and nuclease resistance, which is a highly desirable property for pharmacological applications. For a structural comparison, both L- and D-RNA oligonucleotides of a shortened Thermus flavus 5S rRNA A-helix were chemically synthesized. The enantiomeric RNA duplexes were stochiometrically cocrystallized as a racemate, which enabled analysis of the D- and L-RNA enantiomers in the same crystals. In addition to a biochemical investigation, diffraction data were collected to 3.0 A resolution using synchrotron radiation. The crystals belonged to space group P3(1)21, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 35.59, c = 135.30 A, gamma = 120 degrees and two molecules per asymmetric unit.
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