A theoretical study of thymine and uracil tetrads: Structures, properties, and interactions with the monovalent K+ cation

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 105, Issue 45, 2001, Pages 10366-10371

  Gu, Jiande ^a   Leszczynski, Jerzy ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATICS; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; POSITIVE IONS; POTASSIUM;

TELOMERES;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EID: 0035892204     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp004550v     Document Type: Article

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