Pyrimidine-purine-pyrimidine triplex DNA stabilization in the presence of tetramine and pentamine analogues of spermine

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-215

  Thomas, T J ^a   Ashley, Carolyn ^b   Thomas, Thresia ^a   Shirahata, Akira ^c   Sigal, Leonard H ^a   Lee, Jeremy S ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigene therapeutics; Polyamines; Spermine analogues; Triplex DNA; Triplex stability

Indexed keywords

DNA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; POLYAMINE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; SPERMINE; TRIPLEX DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; METABOLISM; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

BINDING, COMPETITIVE; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYAMINES; PURINES; PYRIMIDINES; SPERMINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031304707     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o97-050     Document Type: Article

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