Duplex recognition by oligonucleotides containing 2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-D-arabinose and 2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-D-ribose. Intermolecular 2'-OH-phosphate contacts versus sugar puckering in the stabilization of triple-helical complexes

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 299-305

  Wilds, Christopher James ^a   Damha, Masad José ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA ANALYSIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BINDING ENERGY; DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

2-DEOXY-2; BINDING AFFINITIES; D RIBOSE; D-ARABINOSE; DNA DUPLEXES; DUPLEX DNA; GAIN INSIGHT; HELICAL COMPLEXES; OH -; PUCKERINGS;

RNA;

EID: 0033104337     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc9801171     Document Type: Article

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