Enhanced stabilization of the triplexes d(C+-T) 6:d(A-G)6·d(C-T)6, d(T) 21:d(A)21·d(T)21 and poly r(U:A·U) by water structure-making solutes

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 701-720

  Lavelle, Laurence ^a,b   Fresco, Jacques R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nucleic acid duplexes; Nucleic acid triplexes; Triplex stabilization; Triplex stabilizing additives

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOLOL; ALCOHOL; BUFFER; CATION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GLYCEROL; LIPID; MACROGOL; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; TREHALOSE; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM SALT DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER STRUCTURE; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0141448905     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(03)00098-X     Document Type: Article

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