Comb-type polycations effectively stabilize DNA triplex

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-6

  Maruyama, Atsushi ^a   Katoh, Maiko ^a   Ishihara, Tsutomu ^a   Akaike, Toshihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHAINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; MELTING;

COMB-TYPE COPOLYMER; DNA TRIPLEXES; GENES EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR DESIGN; NOVEL STRATEGIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; POLY-L-LYSINE; POLYCATIONS; STABILISER; TRIPLEX FORMATION;

DNA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031042005     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc960071g     Document Type: Article

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