Role of copper (II) ions in OH and SO4/- induced damage in poly(dG- dC): A fluorimetric study

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-251

  Chabita, K ^a   Saha, A ^b  

^a SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

^b UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cu2+; Ethidium bromide; OH; Poly(dG dC); SO4

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COBALT; COPPER; DNA; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; POSITIVE IONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

COBALT 60; COPPER ION; CYTOSINE DERIVATIVE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; HYDROXIDE; SULFATE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUOROMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MODEL; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034192342     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00372-2     Document Type: Article

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