Use of fluorescein-labeled oligonucleotide for analysis of formation and dissociation kinetics of T:A:T triple-stranded DNA: Effect of divalent cations

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 521-526

  Ellouze, Christine ^a   Piot, François ^a   Takahashi, Masayuki ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Divalent cations; Fluorescence; Fluorescence anisotropy; Kinetics; Triplex DNA

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; DIVALENT CATION; FLUORESCEIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; METAL ION; NICKEL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DISSOCIATION; DNA STRAND; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0030949428     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021617     Document Type: Article

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