The influence of symmetric internal loops on the flexibility of RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 276-289

  Zacharias, Martin ^a,b,c   Hagerman, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Ribozymes; RNA bulges; RNA structure; Transient electric birefringence

Indexed keywords

BUFFER;

ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029913806     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0162     Document Type: Article

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