Lipoplex Thermodynamics: Determination of DNA-Cationic Lipoid Interaction Energies

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3969-3978

  Pozharski, Edwin ^a,b   MacDonald, Robert C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; DNA; LIPID; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALORIMETRY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; MACROMOLECULE; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; THERMODYNAMICS; TITRIMETRY;

CLUPEA HARENGUS;

EID: 0344981527     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74811-5     Document Type: Article

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