Dynamics of the B-A transition of DNA double helices

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2251-2258

  Jose, Davis ^a   Porschke, Dietmar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ALCOHOL; DNA B; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; THYMINE; DNA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPOLE; DNA HELIX; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ELECTRIC FIELD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; OSMOLARITY; SALMON; TIME;

MUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; ETHANOL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SALMON; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342637689     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh551     Document Type: Article

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