Sequence-dependent DNA structure: Dinucleotide conformational maps

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-83

  Packer, Martin J ^a   Dauncey, Mark P ^a   Hunter, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base stacking interactions; DNA flexibility; Force field energy calculations; Sequence dependent structure

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034614483     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3236     Document Type: Article

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