Raman spectroscopic study on the subpicosecond dynamics in calf-thymus DNA, upon lowering the pH and in the presence of Mn2+ ions

Spectroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-489

  Muntean, Cristina M ^a   Bratu, Ioan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ISOTOPIC AND MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

Author keywords

Calf thymus DNA; Mn2+ ions; pH; Raman spectroscopy; Subpicosecond dynamics

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DNA; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PH; RELAXATION TIME; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STRETCHING; THYMUS;

BAND PARAMETERS; CALF THYMUS; CALF-THYMUS DNA; GLOBAL RELAXATIONS; MN2+ ION; PROTONATED; RAMAN BANDS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY; SUBGROUP STRUCTURE; SUBPICOSECOND DYNAMICS;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ADENINE; MANGANESE;

ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; THYMUS; VIBRATION;

EID: 57049095384     PISSN: 07124813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/494869     Document Type: Article

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