A nucleotide-independent nitroxide probe reports on site-specific stereomeric environment in DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2180-2189

  Popova, Anna M ^a   Qin, Peter Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77958476923     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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