Electron transfer in DNA

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 612-618

  Giese, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; WATER;

DEVICE; DNA BINDING; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

EID: 0036801396     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(02)00364-2     Document Type: Review

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