Evidence That Both Kinetic and Thermodynamic Factors Govern DNA Toroid Dimensions: Effects of Magnesium(II) on DNA Condensation by Hexammine Cobalt(III)

Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 5380-5387

  Conwell, Christine C ^a   Hud, Nicholas V ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DNA; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; TOROID SIZES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

COBALT; DNA; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CATIONS, DIVALENT; CHLORIDES; COBALT; DNA, BACTERIAL; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 2442567933     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi049872u     Document Type: Article

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