UID:
almafu_9958132838102883
Format:
1 online resource (236 p.)
ISBN:
0-323-15951-6
Series Statement:
Physico-chemical properties of nucleic acids ; v. 3
Content:
Intra-and Intermolecular Interactions, Radiation Effects in DNA Cells, and Repair Mechanisms
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Physico-chemical Properties of Nucleic Acids; Copyright Page; Contributors to Volume 3; Preface; Foreword; Table of Contents; Contents Volume 1; Contents Volume 2; Chapter 17. Renaturation of DNA in the Absence and in the Presence of Cu2+ Ions; I. Introduction; II. Renaturation kinetics of polynucleotides in the absence of cupric ions; III. Renaturation kinetics of DNA in the presence of cupric ions; IV. Conclusion; References; Chapter 18. Interactions in Nucleic Acids; I. Monomer interactions; II. Structure and conformation of polynucleotides
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III. Interactions between nucleic acids and small aromatic moleculesReferences; Chapter 19. The Polymer and Salt-induced Condensation of DNA; I. Polymer and salt induced condensation; II. Volume exclusion and phase separation; III. Monomolecular condensation; IV. Interaction properties; V. The effect on water activity; VI. Secondary and tertiary structure; VII. Collapse of single molecules; VIII. Folds in DNA; IX. Summary; References; Chapter 20. The Interaction of Nucleotides with Bovine Pancreatic Ribonuclease; I. Introduction
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II. Description of the ribonuclease-nucleotide complex as determined by X-ray crystallography and its implications for specificitIII. The catalytic mechanism; IV.Correlation of the Information obtained by other techniques with the model of ribonuclease-nucleotide complex obtained from X-ray crystalography; V. Conformational changes of ribonuclease; VI. Some outstanding problems in our understanding of ribonucleasenucleotideinteractions; References; Note added in proof; Acknowledgements; Chapter 21. The Measurement of Radiation-induced Strand Breaks in the DNA ofMammalian Cells
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I. IntroductionII. Experimental techniques; III. Analysis of data; IV. Experimental studies of native DNA; V. Experimental studies of denatured DNA; VI. The introduction of strand breaks by agencies other than high energy radiation; Acknowledgements; References; Note added in proof; Chapter 22. Stability and Evolution of DNA from the point of view of Molecular Radiobiology; I. Some general evolutionary problems: outline of the present review; II. Prebiotic evolution; III. Elements of stabilisation of genetic information; IV. Elements of variability of genetic information
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V. Increase in genetic information and cellular radiation radiosensitivityAcknowledgements; References; Author index; Subject index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-222903-7
Language:
English
