The solution structure of d(G4T4G3)2: A bimolecular G-quadruplex with a novel fold

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 320, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 911-924

  Črnugelj, Martin ^a   Hud, Nicholas V ^b   Plavec, Janez ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation coordination; G quartet; NMR; Telomeric repeat

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GUANINE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PROTON; SODIUM ION; THYMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036076677     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00569-7     Document Type: Article

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