A real-time assay for DNA sticky-end pairing using molecular beacons

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-254

  Li, Jianwei Jeffery ^a   Tan, Weihong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY;

MOLECULAR BEACON; REAL-TIME ASSAYS;

CHEMISTRY;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; DNA HYBRID; MAGNESIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HELIX; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037439525     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2697(02)00375-5     Document Type: Article

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