Proton equilibria in the minor groove of DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 291-300

  Hanlon, Sue ^a   Wong, Linda ^a   Pack, George R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DNA ADDUCT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031030755     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78668-5     Document Type: Article

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