Biocompatible xanthine-quadruplex scaffold for ion-transporting DNA channels

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1788-1792

  Novotný, Jan ^a   Kulhánek, Petr ^a   Marek, Radek ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BIASING; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; EXPLICIT SOLVENTS; FORCE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; QUADRUPLEX DNAS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POSITIVE IONS; SCAFFOLDS;

DNA;

EID: 84863620245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300559w     Document Type: Article

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