Incorporation of multiple sequential pseudothymidines by DNA polymerases and their impact on DNA duplex structure

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-278

  Havemann, Stephanie A ^a   Hoshika, Shuichi ^b   Hutter, Daniel ^b   Benner, Steven A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FOUNDATION FOR APPLIED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION   (United States)

^c Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology TWIST   (United States)

Author keywords

C glycoside; DNA; Polymerase; Pseudothymidine

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GLYCOSIDE; TAQ POLYMERASE; THYMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTEIN DENATURATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; MONOSACCHARIDES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDES; TAQ POLYMERASE;

EID: 38949196471     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770701853679     Document Type: Article

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