Fluorescence of DNA duplexes: From model helices to natural DNA

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3271-3276

  Markovitsi, Dimitra ^a   Gustavsson, Thomas ^a   Vayä, Ignacio ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE SEQUENCES; COLLECTIVE EFFECTS; COMMON FEATURES; CONFORMATIONAL DISORDERS; DNA DUPLEXES; EXCITON STATE; FEMTOSECOND TIME SCALE; FLUORESCENCE ANISOTROPY; FLUORESCENCE DECAYS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; FLUORESCENCE STUDIES; FRANCK-CONDON; IN-LINE; STEADY-STATE FLUORESCENCE; UV ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

CHROMOPHORES; DNA; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; LIGHT ABSORPTION;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 78649671522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz101122t     Document Type: Article

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