title: DNA self-assembling systems: branched oligonucleotides as building blocks and monitoring by pyrene excimer band formation.
abstract: The construction of a DNA self-assembling system created by four Y-shaped branched oligodeoxynucleotide building blocks has been studied. The assembly was verified by changes in the fluorescence emission spectra and revealed an additive effect in pyrene excimer band formation during DNA self-assembly.
authors.affiliation: Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M DK-5230, Denmark. dhl@chem.sdu.uk
authors.forename: Dorthe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lindegaard
authors.forename: B Ravindra
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wengel
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D015342:DNA Probes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015195:Drug Design; D031541:Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer / Q000379:methods; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D011721:Pyrenes; D004247:DNA