DNA-mediated electrochemistry of disulfides on graphite

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6074-6075

  Gorodetsky, Alon A ^a   Barton, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GRAPHITE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; PH; POTENTIOMETRY; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

DISULFIDES; DNA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 34249020412     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja071006s     Document Type: Article

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