Theoretical models of DNA topology simplification by type IIA DNA topoisomerases

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3125-3133

  Vologodskii, Alexander ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE 2A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING AFFINITY; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 67249099763     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp250     Document Type: Review

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