Sequence-dependent DNA dynamics by scanning force microscopy time-resolved imaging

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1315-1321

  Scipioni, Anita ^a   Zuccheri, Giampaolo ^b,c   Anselmi, Claudio ^a   Bergia, Anna ^b,c   Samorì, Bruno ^b,c   De Santis, Pasquale ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA, CIRCULAR; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOTION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12244267728     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(02)00282-X     Document Type: Article

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