The stability of triplex DNA is affected by the stability of the underlying duplex

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 145, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Rusling, David A ^a   Rachwal, Phillip A ^a   Brown, Tom ^a   Fox, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nucleotide analogue; Thermal melting; Triplex

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GLYCINE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA DENATURATION; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70350198009     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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