Base-base and deoxyribose-base stacking interactions in B-DNA and Z- DNA: A quantum-chemical study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-87

  Sponer J ^a,b   Gabb, H A ^c   Leszczynski, J ^d   Hobza, P ^a  

^a J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^d JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA B; DNA Z; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030905954     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78049-4     Document Type: Article

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