Structure determination and analysis of helix parameters in the DNA decamer d(CATGGCCATG)2 comparison of results from NMR and crystallography

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1453-1463

  Dornberger, Utz ^a   Flemming, Joachim ^a   Fritzsche, Hartmut ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bendability of DNA; DNA structure; Flexibility of DNA; NMR of DNA; TG CA base pair steps

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032545156     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2261     Document Type: Article

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