DNA-cation interactions: Quo vadis?

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-286

  Egli, Martin ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; DNA;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CATIONS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 0036009329     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(02)00116-3     Document Type: Review

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