Approaches to develop DNA sequence-specific agents

Drugs of the Future

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-49

  Sharma, S K ^a   Reddy, B S N ^a   Lown, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; CONGOCIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; DISTAMYCIN A DERIVATIVE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); GYRASE INHIBITOR; INTEGRASE; INTEGRASE INHIBITOR; LEXITROPSIN; PENTAMIDINE; POLYAMIDE; RNA POLYMERASE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS LINKING; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA VIRUS; VIRUS REPLICATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035103465     PISSN: 03778282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dof.2001.026.01.858702     Document Type: Review

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