A nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of the energetics of basepair opening pathways in DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3285-3292

  Coman, Daniel ^a   Russu, Irina M ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTON; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CATALYST; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTHALPY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 27744578574     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.065763     Document Type: Article

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