Bicyclo-DNA: A Hoogsteen-selective pairing system

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Bolli, Martin ^a   Litten, J Christopher ^a   Schütz, Rolf ^a   Leumann, Christian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

1 deazaadenine; Backbone modification; DNA analog; DNA triple helix; Hoogsteen duplex

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; DNA; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION;

ADENINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; THYMINE;

EID: 0030090491     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(96)90263-X     Document Type: Article

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