Monovalent cation binding in the minor groove of DNA A-tracts

Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1047-1055

  Dong, Qian ^a   Stellwagen, Earle ^a   Stellwagen, Nancy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK GROUND ELECTROLYTES; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITIONS; COOPERATIVITY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANTS; DNA OLIGOMERS; EFFECTIVE CHARGES; FREE SOLUTIONS; ION BINDINGS; MINOR GROOVES; MONOVALENT CATIONS; NETROPSIN;

BINDING ENERGY; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DISSOCIATION; DNA; GENES; IONIC STRENGTH; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OLIGOMERS; POLYMERS; POSITIVE IONS;

BINDING SITES;

CONGOCIDINE; DNA A; OLIGOMER; ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; DNA; MONOVALENT CATION;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CATION EXCHANGE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA SEQUENCE; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY;

EID: 61449092920     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi8020718     Document Type: Article

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