Overall and internal dynamics of DNA as monitored by five-atom-tethered spin labels

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 282-290

  Keyes, Robert S ^a   Bobst, Elisabeth V ^a   Cao, Ying Y ^a   Bobst, Albert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SPIN LABELING;

EID: 0031019314     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78667-3     Document Type: Article

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