The thrombin binding aptamer GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG forms a bimolecular guanine tetraplex

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-54

  Fialová, Markéta ^a   Kypr, Jaroslav ^a   Vorlíčková, Michaela ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

CD spectroscopy; DNA tetraplex; Gel electrophoresis; Thrombin binding aptamer

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; DNA; GLYCYLGLYCYLTHREONYLTHREONYLGLYCYLGLYCYLTHREONYLGLYCYLTHREONYLGLYCYLGYLCYL THREONYLTHREONYLGLYCYLGLYCINE; GUANINE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME BINDING; FERGUSON ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; GUANINE;

EID: 33646048032     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.144     Document Type: Article

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