Analysis of the ethidium bromide bound to DNA by photoacoustic and FTIR spectroscopy

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 512-520

  Bugs, M R ^a   Cornelio M L ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DYE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; POLYELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; FLUORESCENCE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; THYMUS; TITRIMETRY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; DNA; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; GUANINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SALTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0035497619     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)074<0512:AOTEBB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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