Predicting thymine dimerization yields from molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3590-3600

  Law, Yu Kay ^a   Azadi, Javad ^a   Crespo Hernández, Carlos E ^a,b   Olmon, Eric ^a,c   Kohler, Bern ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c California Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATE; DNA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PYRIMIDINE DIMER; SOLVENT; THYMIDYLYL (3' 5') THYMIDINE; THYMIDYLYL-(3'-5')-THYMIDINE; THYMINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DIMERIZATION; PHOTON; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DIMERIZATION; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOTONS; PYRIMIDINE DIMERS; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM; THYMINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 43649101919     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.118612     Document Type: Article

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