RNA secondary structure analysis using RNAstructure

Current Protocols in Bioinformatics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.46, 2014, Pages

  Mathews, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Free energy minimization; RNA secondary structure prediction; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; GENE TARGETING; INTERNET; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; WEB BROWSER; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; SOFTWARE;

INTERNET; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84934942176     PISSN: 19343396     EISSN: 1934340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471250953.bi1206s46     Document Type: Article

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