Radiation energy transfer in RNA polymers

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 577-581

  Kempner, E S ^a   Salovey, R ^b   Bernstein, S L ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; IONIZATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIATION EFFECTS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

NUCLEOTIDES; RIBOSE; RIBOZYMES;

RNA;

RIBOZYME; RNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAST ELECTRON RADIATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EID: 0030296479     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-806X(96)00079-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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