Free energy determinants of binding the rRNA substrate and small ligands to ricin A-chain

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 28-39

  Olson, Mark A ^a   Cuff, Lilee ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; RICIN A;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENTROPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; RNA BINDING; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032905173     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77175-4     Document Type: Article

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