Calculation of standard atomic volumes for RNA and comparison with proteins: RNA is packed more tightly

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 346, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 477-492

  Voss, N R ^a   Gerstein, M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

packing density; RNA packing; RNA volumes

Indexed keywords

BASE; DNA; PROTEIN; RNA; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; STANDARD; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 12544256134     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.11.072     Document Type: Article

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