Structures, dynamics, and stabilities of fully modified locked nucleic acid (β-D-LNA and α-L-LNA) duplexes in comparison to pure DNA and RNA duplexes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 5556-5564

  Suresh, Gorle ^a   Priyakumar, U Deva ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; O RINGS; RNA; STABILIZATION;

COMPLEMENTARY STRAND; CONFORMATIONAL PROPERTIES; FREE-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; SOLVATION PROPERTIES; STACKING INTERACTION; STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DNA;

EID: 84877718559     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4016068     Document Type: Article

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