Wild-type RNA Microhelix(Ala) and 3:70 variants: Molecular dynamics analysis of local helical structure and tightly bound water

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 32, 1999, Pages 7310-7317

  Nagan, Maria C ^a   Kerimo, Stephanie S ^a   Musier Forsyth, Karin ^a   Cramer, Christopher J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE TRANSFER RNA; ALANINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; WATER;

AMINOACYLATION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING AFFINITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA BINDING; RNA CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033581172     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9842565     Document Type: Article

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