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Z-DNA recognition in B-Z-B sequences by a cationic zinc porphyrin
Alessandro D'Urso1, Andrea E Holmes, Nina Berova
1Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy.
Chemistry, an Asian Journal
|September 2, 2011
Abstract:
For the first time it has been shown by spectroscopic studies such as circular dichroism and UV/Vis that cationic zinc porphyrin serves as a selective spectroscopic sensor that is able to recognize short left-handed Z-DNA tracts embedded in the B-Z-B sequences.
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