Fluorescence quenching by TEMPO: A sub-30 Å single-molecule ruler

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Zhu, Peizhi ^a   Clamme, Jean Pierre ^a   Deniz, Ashok A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2,6,6 TETRAMETHYLPIPERIDINYL N OXYL; 5 CARBOXYTETRAMETHYLRHODAMINE; DNA; NITROXIDE DERIVATIVE; RADICAL; RHODAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 27744505584     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071027     Document Type: Article

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