Fluorescence properties of 2-aminopurine in human telomeric DNA

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作者
Kimura, T [1 ]
Kawai, K [1 ]
Fujitsuka, M [1 ]
Majima, T [1 ]
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[1] Osaka Univ, SANKEN, Ibaraki, Osaka 5670047, Japan
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10.1039/b403913k
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
The substitution of 2-aminopurine (Ap) for A7 in the human telomeric sequence d[AGGG(TTAGGG)(3)] resulted in a significant increase in the fluorescence intensity of Ap for the conformational change from duplex to quadruplex.
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