Enhanced binding of a hexacyclic amidine analogue of Hoechst 33258 to the minor groove of DNA: 1H NMR and UV melting studies with the decamer duplex d(GGTAATTACC)2

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-122

  Bostock Smith, Clare E ^a   Embrey, Kevin J ^b   Searle, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; AMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031040353     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a606847b     Document Type: Article

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