The interpretation of Mg2+ binding isotherms for nucleic acids using Poisson-Boltzmann theory

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1135-1147

  Misra, Vinod K ^a   Draper, David E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding; Electrostatics; Magnesium; Nucleic acid; Polyelectrolyte

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; PHOSPHATE; POLYNUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; INTERACTIONS WITH NUCLEIC ACID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033579408     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3334     Document Type: Article

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