Structural characterisation of bisintercalation in higher-order DNA at a junction-like quadruplex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 323, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-171

  Teixeira, Susana C M ^a   Thorpe, James H ^a   Todd, Alan K ^a   Powell, Harold R ^b   Adams, Adrienne ^c   Wakelin, Laurence P G ^d   Denny, William A ^e   Cardin, Christine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

bisDACA; Bisintercalation; DNA junction; DNA cobalt

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BISACRIDINE BIS[9 AMINOOCTYL[2 (DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL)ACRIDINE 4 CARBOXAMIDE]]; CIRCULAR DNA; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; HYDROGEN BOND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036404671     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00923-3     Document Type: Article

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