Is photocleavage of DNA by YOYO-1 using a synchrotron radiation light source sequence dependent?

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1121-1129

  Gilroy, Emma L ^a   Hoffmann, Søren Vrønning ^b   Jones, Nykola C ^b   Rodger, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DNA cleavage; Linear dichroism; Sequence dependence; Synchrotron radiation; YOYO 1

Indexed keywords

1,1' ((4,4,7,7 TETRAMETHYL) 4,7 DIAZAUNDECAMETHYLENE)BIS 4 (3 METHYL 2,3 DIHYDRO(BENZO 1,3 OXAZOLE) 2 METHYLIDENE)QUINOLINIUM; 1,1'-((4,4,7,7-TETRAMETHYL)-4,7-DIAZAUNDECAMETHYLENE)BIS-4-(3-METHYL-2,3-DIHYDRO(BENZO-1,3-OXAZOLE)-2-METHYLIDENE)QUINOLINIUM; BACTERIAL DNA; BENZOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DEOXYADENOSINE PHOSPHATE HOMOPOLYMER; DNA; INTERCALATING AGENT; POLYADENYLIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; KINETICS; LIGHT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNCHROTRON;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; BENZOXAZOLES; CATTLE; DNA; DNA, BACTERIAL; INTERCALATING AGENTS; KINETICS; LIGHT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; POLY A; QUINOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 82755177567     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-011-0739-7     Document Type: Article

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