Direct Visualization of DNA Recognition by Restriction Endonuclease EcoRI

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine(Taiwan)

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-29

  Huang, Chiung Fang ^a,b   Peng, Pei Wen ^a   Cheng, Chih Ming ^a   Tsai, Jing Shin ^a   Wang, Wei Ting ^a   Hsu, Chien Ting ^a   Ou, Keng Liang ^a   Yang, Tzu Sen ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Optical tweezers; Quantum dots; Restriction endonucleases; Single molecule fluorescence detection; Single molecule manipulation

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; QUANTUM DOT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EID: 84875265412     PISSN: 18783317     EISSN: 18783325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecm.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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