Structural transition from the random coil to quadruplex of AG3(T2AG3)3 induced by Zn2+

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 110-113

  Wei, Chunying ^a   Tang, Qian ^b   Li, Can ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

G quadruplexes; Spectroscopy; Structural transitions; Zn2+

Indexed keywords

DIVALENT CATION; DNA; EUROPIUM; LEAD; MONOVALENT CATION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; STRONTIUM; TERBIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TELOMERE; ZINC;

EID: 37049001390     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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