Following the folding of RNA with time-resolved synchrotron X-ray footprinting

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 295, Issue , 1998, Pages 379-402

  Sclavi, Bianca ^a   Woodson, Sarah ^a   Sullivan, Michael ^a   Chance, Mark ^a   Brenowitz, Michael ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DEVICE; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RADIOLYSIS; SYNCHROTRON;

EID: 0032319210     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(98)95050-9     Document Type: Article

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