Thermodynamic and computational studies of DNA triple helices containing a nucleotide or a non-nucleotide linker in the third strand

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 23-31

  Giancola, Concetta ^a   Petraccone, Luigi ^a   Pieri, Maria ^a   Barone, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Differential scanning calorimetry; DNA triple helix; Thermodynamic stability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ESTER DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOTIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROPANE; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISSOCIATION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA HELIX; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY; TRIPLE HELIX;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035846715     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(01)00205-8     Document Type: Article

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