Biological contexts for DNA charge transport chemistry

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-237

  Merino, Edward J ^a   Boal, Amie K ^a   Barton, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA TRANSFER; GENOME; HELA CELL; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOSOME; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 43049105313     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.01.046     Document Type: Review

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