Urea facilitates the translocation of single-stranded DNA and RNA through the α -hemolysin nanopore

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1856-1863

  Japrung, Deanpen ^a   Henricus, Marsiyana ^a   Li, Qiuhong ^a   Maglia, Giovanni ^a   Bayley, Hagan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952269618     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.12.4333     Document Type: Article

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