Hydrogen bonding and stacking of dna bases: A review of quantum-chemical ab initio studies

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-135

  Šponer, Jiří ^a,b   Leszczynski, Jerzy ^c   Hobza, Pavel ^a  

^a J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BASE COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0029788346     PISSN: 07391102     EISSN: 15380254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1996.10508935     Document Type: Article

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