Folding and unfolding of a giant duplex-DNA in a mixed solution with polycations, polyanions and crowding neutral polymers

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-143

  Kidoaki, Satoru ^a   Yoshikawa, Kenichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA condensation; Fluorescence microscopy; Higher order structure; Macromolecular crowding effect; Polyion complex; Single molecular observation

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MACROGOL; POLYANION; POLYARGININE; POLYCATION; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033039815     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(98)00231-2     Document Type: Article

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