Exciton interaction in molecular beacons: A sensitive sensor for short range modifications of the nucleic acid structure

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2020, Pages

  Bernacchi, Serena ^a   Mély, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GEOMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR BEACON; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA DENATURATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA PROBE; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

FLUORESCENT DYE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DIMERIZATION; DNA PROBES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HIV; HIV LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; RNA PROBES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; XANTHENES;

EID: 0035408588     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.13.e62     Document Type: Article

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