Single-molecule fluorescence of nucleic acids

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 823-828

  Mollova, Emilia T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

DNA; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT DYES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0036898865     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(02)00394-0     Document Type: Review

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