The influence of intercalator binding on DNA triplex stability: Correlation with effects on A-tract duplex structure

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-285

  Sandström, Karin ^a   Wärmländer, Sebastian ^a   Bergman, Jan ^b   Engqvist, Robert ^b   Leijon, Mikael ^c   Gräslund, Astrid ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CNT   (Sweden)

^c LightUp Technologies AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A tract; Intercalation; Thermal denaturation; Triplex DNA; UV spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERCALATING AGENT; POLYADENYLIC ACID; TRIPLEX DNA;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DNA; HUMANS; INTERCALATING AGENTS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLY A; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 18544407302     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.665     Document Type: Review

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