Molecular dynamics of DNA quadruplex molecules containing inosine, 6-thioguanine and 6-thiopurine

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 455-468

  Štefl, Richard ^a   Špačková, Nad'a ^a,b,c   Berger, Imre ^d   Koča, Jaroslav ^a   Šponer, Jiří ^b,c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GUANINE; INOSINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; MONOVALENT CATION; THIOGUANOSINE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION;

EID: 0035134733     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76028-6     Document Type: Article

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