Conformational analysis of single-base bulges in A-form DNA and RNA using a hierarchical approach and energetic evaluation with a continuum solvent model

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 261-275

  Zacharias, Martin ^a   Sklenar, Heinz ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conformational search; Molecular modeling; Nucleic acid energetics; Poisson Boltzmann analysis; Structural motifs in nucleic acids

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA A; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GUANINE; NUCLEOTIDE; RNA; SOLVENT; URIDINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BIOENERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE; STATISTICS; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033523082     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2760     Document Type: Article

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