"DNA, A-Form" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An isoform of DNA that occurs in an environment rich in SODIUM and POTASSIUM ions. It is a right-handed helix with 11 base pairs per turn, a pitch of 0.256 nm per base pair and a helical diameter of 2.3 nm.
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D044704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D13.444.308.130 G02.111.570.820.486.128 G05.360.580.114
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "DNA, A-Form" by people in Profiles.
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Probing A-form DNA: A fluorescent aminosugar probe and dual recognition by anthraquinone-neomycin conjugates. Bioorg Med Chem. 2017 02 15; 25(4):1309-1319.
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Thermodynamics of nucleic acid "shape readout" by an aminosugar. Biochemistry. 2011 Oct 25; 50(42):9088-113.