Direct real-time molecular scale visualisation of the degradation of condensed DNA complexes exposed to DNase 1

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 4001-4005

  Addelhady, Hosam G ^a   Allen, Stephanie ^a   Davies, Martyn C ^a   Roberts, Clive J ^a   Tendler, Saul J B ^a   Williams, Philip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; DENDRIMER; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; POLYAMINE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; LIQUID; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIME; CHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYAMINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0142229694     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg462     Document Type: Article

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