Analysis of DNA interactions using single-molecule force spectroscopy

Amino Acids

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1457-1475

  Ritzefeld, Markus ^a   Walhorn, Volker ^a   Anselmetti, Dario ^a   Sewald, Norbert ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFM; DNA; Protein; Single molecule force spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; CISPLATIN; DNA; DNA APTAMER; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALIBRATION; DISSOCIATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DRUG MECHANISM; DYNAMIC FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; DYNAMICS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; DNA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878255581     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-013-1474-4     Document Type: Review

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