Probing DNA charge transport with metallointercalators

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-206

  Núñez, Megan E ^a   Barton, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BASE; METALLOPROTEIN;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INTERACTIONS WITH DNA; REVIEW;

EID: 0038643046     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00075-7     Document Type: Review

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