Synthesis, purification and sample experiment for fluorescent pteridine-containing DNA: Tools for studying DNA interactive systems

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1013-1021

  Hawkins, Mary E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; DNA; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHORAMIDOUS ACID; PTERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPROTECTION REACTION; DNA PROBE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELUTION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; INTERACTIONS WITH DNA; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

DNA; FLUORESCENT DYES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; PTERIDINES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 34248592685     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.150     Document Type: Article

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