Hydration of ds-DNA and ss-DNA by neutron quasielastic scattering

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3822-3827

  Bastos, Margarida ^a,c   Castro, V ^a   Mrevlishvili, G ^a,d   Teixeira, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c Dept of Chemistry ^*  (Portugal)

^d TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL BINDING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DNA DENATURATION; DNA MODIFICATION; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL INJURY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 2942699968     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.039586     Document Type: Article

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