The high resolution crystal structure of the DNA decamer d(AGGCATGCCT)

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 340-351

  Nunn, Christine M ^a   Neidle, Stephen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cobalt hexammine; Decamer DNA; Flipped out bases; High resolution crystal structure; Triplet

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA A; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029868524     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0090     Document Type: Article

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