Cytosine, the double helix and DNA self-assembly

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-138

  Timsit, Youri ^a   Varnai, Peter ^b  

^a CNRS Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 way junction; crystal engineering; crystal packing; DNA crossover; DNA DNA recognition; electrostatic; groove backbone; higher order structure; interaction; supramolecular assembly; tensegrity triangle

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952175748     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: 10991352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1082     Document Type: Article

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