Conformational changes in single-strand DNA as a function of temperature by SANS

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 544-551

  Zhou, J ^a   Gregurick, S K ^a   Krueger, S ^b   Schwarz, F P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALORIMETER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTHALPY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MELTING POINT; NEUTRON SCATTERING; OPTICAL DENSITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33645297711     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071290     Document Type: Article

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