Charge transport through DNA four-way junctions

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2026-2033

  Odom, Duncan T ^a   Dill, Erik A ^a   Barton, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GUANINE; MAGNESIUM; RHODIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; LIGHT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035873468     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.10.2026     Document Type: Article

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