ISSN:
0006-3525
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Energy transfer in nucleic acids or polynucleotides at room temperature can be studied by using the fluorescence of complexed terbium (III) as a tool. Complexing the heavy atom thallium (I) enhances energy transfer from poly(G) to terbium (III). Thallium has no effect on transfer from GMP to terbium and a small negative effect on the transfer from single-stranded DNA to terbium. Use of the Medinger-Wilkinson model to analyze the poly(G) results provides an estimate of the room-temperature intersystem crossing constant.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.360240715