Guanine tetraplex formation by short DNA fragments containing runs of guanine and cytosine

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2054-2063

  Peňázová, Hana ^a   Vorlíčková, Michaela ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA FRAGMENT; GUANINE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA STRUCTURE; FREEZING; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR MODEL; THAWING;

EID: 0342275256     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78235-3     Document Type: Article

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