Circular dichroism and thermal melting differentiation of Hoechst 33258 binding to the curved (A4T4) and straight (T4A4) DNA sequences

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1576, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 136-142

  Canzonetta, Claudia ^a   Caneva, Roberto ^a   Savino, Maria ^a   Scipioni, Anita ^a   Catalanotti, Bruno ^b   Galeone, Aldo ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Binding isotherm; Circular dichroism; DNA curvature; Hoechst 33258; Minor groove; Thermal melting

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE; LIGAND BINDING; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

BINDING SITES; BISBENZIMIDE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; FLUORESCENT DYES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037036084     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(02)00338-X     Document Type: Article

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