DNA Electrochemistry as a Probe of Base Pair Stacking in A-, B-, and Z-Form DNA

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1140-1147

  Boon, Elizabeth M ^a   Barton, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; PROBES;

% REDUCTIONS; BASE PAIR STACKING; DNA BASIS; DNA FILMS; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA-MODIFIED ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ASSAYS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; METHYLENE BLUE; MODIFIED ELECTRODE SURFACES;

DNA;

DNA; DNA A; DNA B; DNA Z; MAGNESIUM; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA BINDING; DNA PROBE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FILM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REDUCTION;

EID: 0344925675     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc034139l     Document Type: Article

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