Charge conduction properties of a parallel-stranded DNA G-quadruplex: Implications for chromosomal oxidative damage

Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 29, 2009, Pages 6794-6804

  Yu, Chuan Huang ^a   Cheng, Alan K H ^a   Yu, Hua Zhong ^a   Sen, Dipankar ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CONDUCTION; CHARGE FLOW; CONDUCTION PROPERTIES; DAMAGE PATTERNS; DNA DUPLEXES; DNA-BASED BIOSENSORS; DUPLEX DNA; ELECTRON HOLE; ELECTRONIC FACTORS; EUKARYOTIC CHROMOSOMES; FLOW PROPERTIES; G-QUADRUPLEX; G-QUADRUPLEX STRUCTURE; G-QUADRUPLEXES; IN-VIVO; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; QUADRUPLEXES; STERIC CROWDING; TELOMERES;

BIOSENSORS; DNA; KETONES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POSITIVE IONS;

GENES;

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DNA PURIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; IN VIVO STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TELOMERE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMOSOMES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; G-QUADRUPLEXES; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 67651238587     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi9007484     Document Type: Article

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