Cooperative binding interaction of ethidium with allosteric DNA

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-158

  Suh, Dongchul ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allosteric DNA; Binding interactions; CD spectra; Cooperativity; Singular value decomposition

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA B; DNA Z; ETHIDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DRUG DNA BINDING; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033619214     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.1999.25     Document Type: Article

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