Single-molecule tools for enzymology, structural biology, systems biology and nanotechnology: an update

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1965-1985

  Widom, Julia R ^a   Dhakal, Soma ^a   Heinicke, Laurie A ^a   Walter, Nils G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymology; Fluorescence; Microscopy; Nanotechnology; Single molecule; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; ENZYME;

DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; RNA SPLICING; SINGLE MOLECULE FLOURESCENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TOXICOLOGY;

ENZYMES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 84919778995     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-014-1357-9     Document Type: Review

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