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Linear dichroism spectroscopy of nucleic acids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2009

Bengt Norden ,
Mikael Kubista  and
Tomas Kurucsev
Bengt Norden
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mikael Kubista
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Tomas Kurucsev
Affiliation:
Department of Physical and Inogrganic Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, GPO Box 498, Adelaide, South Australia 5001.
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This review will consider solution studies of structure and interactions of DNA and DNA complexes using linear dichroism spectroscopy, with emphasis on the technique of orientation by flow. The theoretical and experimental background to be given may serve, in addition, as a general introduction into the state of the art of linear dichroism spectroscopy, particularly as it is applied to biophysical problems.

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Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 51 - 170
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