STM of metal embedded and coated DNA and DNA-protein complexes

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-176

  Muller Reichert T ^a,c   Butt, H J ^b   Gross, H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA; DNA protein interaction; RAP1; SFM; STM; TEM

Indexed keywords

DNA; ETHANOL; METALLIC FILMS; MICA; PROTEINS;

ANCHORING TECHNIQUE; C FILMS; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA MOLECULES; DNA-PROTEIN COMPLEXES; DNA-PROTEIN INTERACTION; METAL-FILMS; RAP1; SFM; TEM;

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

DNA FRAGMENT; IRIDIUM; METAL; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

MICA;

EID: 0029784611     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.62426.x     Document Type: Article

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