Characterizing DNA condensation and conformational changes in organic solvents

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Ke, Fuyou ^a   Kim Luu, Yen ^b   Hadjiargyrou, Michael ^b   Liang, Dehai ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b St Francis Hospital The Heart Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTERION; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLASMID DNA; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NUCLEIC ACID RENATURATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZETA POTENTIAL; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATION; PLASMID; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 78149456725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013308     Document Type: Article

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