Neighbor Exclusion Principle

Neighbor Exclusion Principle

The neighbor exclusion principle of classical intercalation says that between intercalation sites in a duplex one site must remain free. In other words, only every other intercalation site is occupied when classical intercalators bind to duplexes. There are numerous exceptions to this principle.

References

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