Structural perturbations in DNA caused by bis-intercalation of ditercalinium visualised by atomic force microscopy

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 2980-2986

  Berge, Torunn ^a   Jenkins, Nigel S ^a   Hopkirk, Richard B ^b   Waring, Michael J ^a   Edwardson, J Michael ^a   Henderson, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DITERCALINIUM; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; INTERCALATING AGENT; NAKED DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC PROCEDURES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036639859     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkf409     Document Type: Article

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