The intercalation of imidazoacridinones into DNA induces conformational changes in their side chain

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-78

  Mazerski, Jan ^a   Muchewicz, Karolina ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antitumor drugs; C 1311; Conformational changes; Imidazoacridinones; Molecular dynamics simulations; Structure of intercalation complex

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INTERCALATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ACRIDINES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; IMIDAZOLES; INTERCALATING AGENTS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033660582     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2000_4063     Document Type: Article

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