Atomic force microscopy studies of intercalation-induced changes in plasmid DNA tertiary structure

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-78

  Pope, L H ^a   Davies, M C ^a   Laughton, C A ^a   Roberts, C J ^a   Tendler, S J B ^a   Williams, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force microscopy; DNA; DNA intercalator complex; Ethidium bromide; Plectonemic supercoiling; Supercoiled DNA; Toroidal supercoiling

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; CONFORMATIONS; DNA;

AFM; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; DNA INTERCALATORS; DNA-INTERCALATOR COMPLEX; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; PLECTONEMIC SUPERCOILING; SUPERCOILED DNA; SUPERCOILING; TOROIDAL SUPERCOILING;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BASE PAIRING; DNA HELIX; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0033949035     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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