Fluorescent biosensors to investigate helicase activity

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 587, Issue , 2010, Pages 13-27

  Webb, Martin R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assay; ATPase; fluorescence; Helicase; kinetics; phosphate

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; HELICASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA HELICASES; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES;

EID: 77952965649     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-355-8_2     Document Type: Article

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