Long-range electron transfer through DNA films

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 941-945

  Kelley, Shana O ^b   Jackson, Nicole M ^a   Hill, Michael G ^a   Barton, Jacqueline K ^b  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Cyclic voltammetry; DNA structures; Electron transfer; Monolayers; Thin films

Indexed keywords

DAUNORUBICIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DNA BINDING; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

EID: 0033119805     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990401)38:7<941::AID-ANIE941>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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