Viral DNA packaging studied by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Sabanayagam, Chandran R ^a   Oram, Mark ^a   Lakowicz, Joseph R ^a   Black, Lindsay W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA FRAGMENT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DNA PACKAGING; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 34548216327     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.111526     Document Type: Article

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