Modification of plasmid DNA topology by histone-mimetic gold nanoparticles

Nanomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1657-1666

  Conde, João ^a,b   Baptista, Pedro V ^b   Hernández, Yulan ^a   Sanz, Vanesa ^a   De La Fuente, Jesus M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

DNA integrity; DNA topology; gold nanoparticles; histones; plasmid DNA conformations; protamine; sperm chromatin

Indexed keywords

CYANAMIDE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; HISTONE; MACROGOL; N HYDROXYSULFOSUCCINIMIDE; PLASMID DNA; PROTAMINE; SUCCINIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; DIMERIZATION; DNA; GOLD; HISTONES; NANOCONJUGATES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTAMINES; SALMON;

EID: 84870607318     PISSN: 17435889     EISSN: 17486963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.12.21     Document Type: Article

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