PREDICTOR: A web-based tool for the prediction of atomic structure from sequence for double helical DNA with up to 150 base pairs

In Silico Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 595-600

  Farwer, Jochen ^a   Packer, Martin J ^a   Hunter, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA atomic structure prediction; DNA backbone conformation; DNA conformation; DNA sequence dependent structure; Step parameters

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; OLIGOMER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENETIC DATABASE; INTERNET; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; STRUCTURAL BIOINFORMATICS; X RAY;

BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; INTERNET; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 41849109457     PISSN: 13866338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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