Structural organization of DNA-protein complexes of chromatin studied by vibrational and electronic circular dichroism

Spectroscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 239-244

  Polyanichko, Alexander ^a   Wieser, Helmut ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

chromatin; circular dichroism; DNA; HMGB1; VCD

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY; DNA; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PROTEINS;

CHROMATIN; DNA-PROTEIN COMPLEXES; HIGH-MOBILITY GROUPS; HISTONE H1; HMGB1; LINKER HISTONES; STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION; UV CIRCULAR DICHROISM; VCD; VIBRATIONAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM;

DICHROISM;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; DNA; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B1 PROTEIN; HISTONE H1;

ABSORPTION; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; IMAGING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 77954775631     PISSN: 07124813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/658374     Document Type: Article

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