Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) of oligodeoxyribonucleotides: An insight into solution structural dynamics of DNAs provided by gel electrophoresis and molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-373

  Biyani, Manish ^a,b   Nishigaki, Koichi ^a,b  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gel electrophoresis; Molecular dynamics; Oligonucleotides; Single strand conformation polymorphism; Solution structure dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA BASE; GUANINE; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DODECANUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PARAMETER; SIMULATION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

EID: 28244451936     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi149     Document Type: Article

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