Structural effects of cobalt-amine compounds on DNA condensation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1556-1561

  Deng, Hong ^a   Bloomfield, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; COBALT; COBALT COMPLEX; DNA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYMERIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032838373     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77003-7     Document Type: Article

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