What history tells us. IX. Z-DNA: When nature is not opportunistic

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 657-661

  Morange, Michel ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA conformation; Z DNA

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; COLLAGEN; CYTOSINE; DNA B; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA Z; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE; NUCLEAR RNA; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; RNA; THYMINE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; NATURAL SCIENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DNA, Z-FORM; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 34848909535     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-007-0065-5     Document Type: Review

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