Base opening in RNA and DNA duplexes: Implication for RNA stability

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 5640-5645

  Chen, Y Z ^a,b   Mohan, V ^a   Griffey, R H ^a  

^a ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA DUPLEXES; GUANINE BASIS; HIGH-ENERGY BARRIERS; IMINO PROTONS; MINOR GROOVES; RNA DUPLEXES; RNA STABILITY;

RNA;

DNA; HETERODUPLEX; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG STABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BASE SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA; DRUG STABILITY; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID HETERODUPLEXES; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDES; RNA; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034185195     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.5640     Document Type: Article

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