The effect of osmolytes and small molecule on Quadruplex-WC duplex equilibrium: A fluorescence resonance energy transfer study

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 6723-6732

  Kumar, Niti ^a   Maiti, Souvik ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; LIGAND; PORPHYRIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HYBRIDIZATION; KINETICS; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DNA; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GLYCEROL; GUANINE; KINETICS; OSMOSIS; PORPHYRINS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 29244487065     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki961     Document Type: Article

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