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. 2003 Mar 21;90(11):118102.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.118102. Epub 2003 Mar 18.

DNA fuel for free-running nanomachines

A J Turberfield  1 , J C Mitchell, B Yurke, A P Mills Jr, M I Blakey, F C Simmel
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DNA fuel for free-running nanomachines

A J Turberfield et al. Phys Rev Lett. .

Abstract

We describe kinetic control of DNA hybridization: loop complexes are used to inhibit the hybridization of complementary oligonucleotides; rationally designed DNA catalysts are shown to be effective in promoting their hybridization. This is the basis of a strategy for using DNA as a fuel to drive free-running artificial molecular machines.

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