Photophysical properties of fluorescent DNA-dyes bound to single- and double-stranded DNA in aqueous buffered solution

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 585-599

  Cosa, G ^a   Focsaneanu, K S ^a   McLean, J R N ^b   McNamee, J P ^b   Scaiano, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; 4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BUFFER; CYANINE DYE; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HOE 33342; IMIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; STILBENE DERIVATIVE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PH; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; TIME;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; FLUORESCENT DYES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 0035384605     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)073<0585:PPOFDD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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