Reversible B/Z-DNA transition under the low salt condition and non-B-form polydApolydT selectivity by a cubane-like europium-L-aspartic acid complex

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3203-3207

  Zhang, Haiyuan ^a   Yu, Haijia ^a   Ren, Jinsong ^a   Qu, Xiaogang ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CUBANE DERIVATIVE; DNA; DNA B; DNA Z; EUROPIUM; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENATURATION; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33646137568     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.078402     Document Type: Article

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