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Single-molecule fluorescence methods for the study of nucleic acids.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11406376     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Single-molecule fluorescence methods and biomechanical tools provide exciting new opportunities to probe biochemical processes in unprecedented detail. The detection and spectroscopy of single fluorophores have recently been used to observe conformational changes and biochemical events involving nucleic acids. A number of fluorescence observables, including localization, quenching, polarization response and fluorescence resonance energy transfer, have been utilized. An exciting new opportunity of combining fluorescence methods and biomechanical tools to study the structural changes and functions of enzymes that participate in nucleic acid metabolism has also arisen.
Authors:
T Ha
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in structural biology     Volume:  11     ISSN:  0959-440X     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol.     Publication Date:  2001 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-06-14     Completed Date:  2001-08-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9107784     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Struct Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  287-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA. tjha@uiuc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biochemistry / methods*
DNA / chemistry
Fluorescence
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
Nucleic Acids / chemistry*
RNA / chemistry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fluorescent Dyes; 0/Nucleic Acids; 63231-63-0/RNA; 9007-49-2/DNA

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