Nucleic acid vibrational circular dichroism, absorption, and linear dichroism spectra. I. A DeVoe theory approach

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 339-347

  Self, Barry D ^a   Moore, Dexter S ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LINEAR DICHROISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM; OPTICAL DENSITY; OSCILLATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; THEORY;

EID: 0030906882     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78074-3     Document Type: Article

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