Study of single-molecule dynamics and reactions with classic light microscopy

Cytometry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-216

  Schäfer, Bürk ^a   Nasanshargal, Battulga ^a   Monajembashi, Shamci ^a   Gemeinhardt, Helgard ^a   Greulich, Karl Otto ^a   Uhl, Volker ^a  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzyme catalysis; Light microscope; Single molecules; Single molecule reactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, VIRAL; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NAD; NADP; PYRUVIC ACID;

EID: 0038114758     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19990701)36:3<209::AID-CYTO10>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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