Sequence-dependent DNA structure: The role of the sugar-phosphate backbone

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 407-420

  Packer, Martin J ^a   Hunter, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base stacking interactions; DNA; Force field energy calculations; Sequence dependent structure; Virtual backbone model

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SUGAR PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION;

EID: 0032540859     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1865     Document Type: Article

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