Recombination R-triplex: H-bonds contribution to stability as revealed with minor base substitutions for adenine

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3239-3245

  Shchyolkina, Anna K ^a   Kaluzhny, Dmitry N ^a   Arndt Jovin, Donna J ^b   Jovin, Thomas M ^b   Zhurkin, Victor B ^c  

^a ENGELHARDT INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOPURINE; 2,6 DIAMINOPURINE; 2,6-DIAMINOPURINE; ADENINE; DNA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRIPLEX DNA; TUBERCIDIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HYDROGEN BOND; THERMODYNAMICS;

2-AMINOPURINE; ADENINE; DNA; HYDROGEN BONDING; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; THERMODYNAMICS; TUBERCIDIN;

EID: 33745786874     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl431     Document Type: Article

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