Crystal structure of the B-DNA hexamer d(CTCGAG): Model for an A-to-B transition

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2857-2866

  Wahl, Markus C ^a   Rao, Sambhorao T ^a   Sundaralingam, Muttaiya ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DRUG COMPLEX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDRATION;

EID: 0030004184     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79855-7     Document Type: Article

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