Multimerization-cyclization of DNA fragments as a method of conformational analysis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2692-2704

  Podtelezhnikov, Alexei A ^a   Mao, Chengde ^a   Seeman, Nadrian C ^a   Vologodskii, Alexander ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYCLIZATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PERIODICITY; PROTEIN BINDING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033729723     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76507-6     Document Type: Article

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