A topological classification of G-quadruplex structures

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 1155-1159

  Esposito, V ^a   Galeone, A ^a   Mayol, L ^a   Oliviero, G ^a   Virgilio, A ^a   Randazzo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

G quadruplex; Topological classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; THROMBIN;

EID: 36849040454     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770701527059     Document Type: Article

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