A polarized-light spectroscopy study of interactions of a hairpin polyamide with DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 904-911

  Caesar, Christina E B ^a   Johnsson, Richard ^b   Ellervik, Ulf ^b   Fox, Keith R ^c   Lincoln, Per ^a   Nordén, Bengt ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTAMYCIN A; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; POLYAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DECOMPOSITION; DNA BINDING; GEOMETRY; LIGAND BINDING; LINEAR DICHROISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLARIZATION;

EID: 33746698355     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.080564     Document Type: Article

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