Monitoring of an RNA multistep folding pathway by isothermal titration calorimetry

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 132-140

  Reymond, Cédric ^a   Bisaillon, Martin ^a   Perreault, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; KINETICS; MUTATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CALORIMETRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; KINETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA, CATALYTIC; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 58849133396     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.09.033     Document Type: Article

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