Prediction of hybridization and melting for double-stranded nucleic acids

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 215-226

  Dimitrov, Roumen A ^a   Zuker, Michael ^a  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; BASE PAIRING; CALCULATION; DISSOLUTION; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; HYBRIDIZATION; MELTING POINT; MODEL; RNA STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3042735602     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.020743     Document Type: Article

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