Interaction of nucleic acids with carbon nanotubes and dendrimers

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 457-474

  Nandy, Bidisha ^a   Santosh, Mogurampelly ^a   Maiti, Prabal K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Binding and MD simulations; Carbon nanotube; Dendrimer; Graphene; Nucleic acids; Van der Waals interaction

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CARBON NANOTUBE; DENDRIMER; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GRAPHENE; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYAMINOAMINE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENETIC STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID; NUMERICAL MODEL; RNA;

ADSORPTION; BINDING ENERGY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENERGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; STATIC ELECTRICITY; VAN DER WALLS INTERACTION;

ADSORPTION; BASE PAIRING; DENDRIMERS; DNA, A-FORM; DNA, B-FORM; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ETHANOL; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOTUBES, CARBON; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 84864334141     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 09737138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-012-9220-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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