PH-induced conformational change and dimerization of DNA chains investigated by analytical ultracentrifugation

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 11541-11547

  Wu, Sha ^a   Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Ye, Xiaodong ^a   Zhang, Guangzhao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; CHAINS; DNA;

ANALYTICAL ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; CONFORMATION CHANGE; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; DNA CONCENTRATION; HYDRODYNAMIC RADIUS; I-MOTIF DNA; RANDOM COIL; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

DNA SEQUENCES;

DNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DIFFUSION; DIMERIZATION; HEAT; HYDRODYNAMICS; PH; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TIME; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

DIFFUSION; DIMERIZATION; DNA; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; WATER;

EID: 84885146608     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405561f     Document Type: Article

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