Characterization of the kinetic and thermodynamic landscape of RNA folding using a novel application of isothermal titration calorimetry

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2140-2151

  Vander Meulen, Kirk A ^a   Butcher, Samuel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARRHENIUS ACTIVATION ENERGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; EYRING TRANSITION STATE ENTROPY; ION TRANSPORT; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM METABOLISM; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA FOLDING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

CALORIMETRY; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RNA FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84858396518     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr894     Document Type: Article

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