Polyelectrolyte surface interface for single-molecule fluorescence studies of DNA polymerase

BioTechniques

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 505-510

  Kartalov, Emil P ^a   Unger, Marc A ^a   Quake, Stephen R ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

BIOMOLECULES;

DNA;

DNA POLYMERASE; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; POLYELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA TEMPLATE; FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0037336415     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/03343st02     Document Type: Article

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