Predicting stability of DNA duplexes in solutions containing magnesium and monovalent cations

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 5336-5353

  Owczarzy, Richard ^a   Moreira, Bernardo G ^a   You, Yong ^a   Behlke, Mark A ^a   Wälder, Joseph A ^a  

^a INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; POSITIVE IONS;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; CORRECTION FUNCTION; DNA STABILITY; REACTION CONDITIONS;

DNA;

BUFFER; DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MAGNESIUM; MONOVALENT CATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DENATURATION; ENTROPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE PAIRING; BUFFERS; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; DNA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 43249095784     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi702363u     Document Type: Article

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