Triple helix formation inhibits DNA gyrase activity

Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 527-531

  Simon, H ^a   Fortsch I ^a   Burckhardt, G ^a   Gabrielyan, A ^b   Birch Hirschfeld, E ^c   Stelzner, A ^c   Prevot Halter I ^d   Leumann, C ^d   Zimmer, C ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Armenia)

^c JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0033428288     PISSN: 10872906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/oli.1.1999.9.527     Document Type: Article

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