Triple helix DNA oligomer melting measured by fluorescence polarization anisotropy

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-146

  Barone, Flavia ^a   Chirico, Giuseppe ^b   Matzeu, Mirella ^a   Mazzei, Filomena ^a   Pedone, Francesco ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA dynamics; FPA; Triplex DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EDETIC ACID; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; OLIGOMER;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA HELIX; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031935732     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050119     Document Type: Article

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