Molecular modelling of the interaction of carbocyclic analogues of netropsin and distamycin with d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 855-866

  Bielawski, Krzysztof ^a   Bielawska, Anna ^a   Bartulewicz, Danuta ^b   Rózański, Andrzej ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carbocyclic analogues of netropsin and distamycin; Distamycin; DNA ligand interaction; Molecular modelling; Netropsin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONGOCIDINE; DISTAMYCIN A; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HYDROGEN BOND; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROMOLECULE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DISTAMYCINS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NETROPSIN; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034569729     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2000_4004     Document Type: Article

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