Measurements of DNA lengths remaining in a viral capsid after osmotically suppressed partial ejection

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 751-756

  Evilevitch, Alex ^a,b   Gober, James W ^a   Phillips, Martin ^a   Knobler, Charles M ^a   Gelbart, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHEMICAL CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; MACROGOL 8000; NUCLEOTIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA DETERMINATION; MEASUREMENT; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SEDIMENTATION; VIRUS CAPSID;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; MIRIDAE;

EID: 11244340515     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.045088     Document Type: Article

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