Mechanics of DNA Flexibility Visualized by Selective 2′-Amine Acylation at Nucleotide Bulges

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 337, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 611-619

  John, Deborah M ^a   Merino, Edward J ^a   Weeks, Kevin M ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

2 amine acylation; DNA bulge; k acyl, pseudo first order 2 amine acylation rate; Nucleic acid flexibility; t m, melting temperature; HvH, apparent van't Hoff enthalpy

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMINE; CYTIDINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; NUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; RIBOSE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

EID: 1542328862     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.01.029     Document Type: Article

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