Characterization of condensed plasmid DNA models for studying the direct effect of ionizing radiation

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 104-110

  Tsoi, Mandi ^a   Do, Trinh T ^a   Tang, Vicky ^a   Aguilera, Joseph A ^a   Perry, Christopher C ^b   Milligan, Jamie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Circular dichroism; DNA condensation; DNA damage; Gamma irradiation; Ligand

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIZING RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; LIGANDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 77649188002     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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