Structure and dynamics of a DNA duplex containing single α-anomeric deoxyadenosine residue

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 103-111

  Bielecki, Łukasz ^a   Adamiak, Ryszard W ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Base stacking; Bending; DNA; Dynamics; Structure; anomers

Indexed keywords

DEOXYADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; HETERODUPLEX;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TIME;

BASE SEQUENCE; DEOXYADENOSINES; DNA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID HETERODUPLEXES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035237913     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_5116     Document Type: Article

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