title: Biophysical analysis of nucleic acids.
abstract: This overview unit provides a thorough overview of biophysical methods used for structure analysis, including X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, optical spectroscopy, theoretical and computational methods, and single-molecule methods. Advantages and disadvantages of the methods are compared.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tinoco
mesh_terms: D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids