Breaking the 200 nm limit for routine flow linear dichroism measurements using UV synchrotron radiation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 5974-5977

  Dicko, Cedric ^a   Hicks, Matthew R ^b   Dafforn, Timothy R ^c   Vollrath, Fritz ^a   Rodger, Alison ^b   Hoffmann, Søren V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALF THYMUS DNA; DNA; LIGAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA; LIGANDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 58749104390     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.139964     Document Type: Article

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