M-DNA: A complex between divalent metal ions and DNA which behaves as a molecular wire

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 477-485

  Aich, Palok ^b   Labiuk, Shaunivan L ^b   Tari, Les W ^b   Delbaere, Louis J T ^b   Roesler, William J ^b   Falk, Kennneth J ^a   Steer, Ronald P ^a   Lee, Jeremy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biological conductors; DNA structure; Electron transfer; Fluoresecence lifetime; M DNA

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DIVALENT CATION; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLUORESCEIN; METAL ION; NICKEL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINASE; PROTON; RHODAMINE; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHROMATOPHORE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONDUCTOR; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033607482     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3234     Document Type: Article

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