Selectivity of spermine homologs on triplex DNA stabilization

Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-231

  Antony, Thomas ^a   Thomas, Thresia ^a   Shirahata, Akira ^b   Sigal, Leonard H ^a   Thomas, T J ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; POLY(DEOXYADENYLATE DEOXYTHYMIDYLATE); SPERMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0032999550     PISSN: 10872906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/oli.1.1999.9.221     Document Type: Article

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