Polyamine structural effects on the induction and stabilization of liquid crystalline DNA: Potential applications to DNA packaging, gene therapy and polyamine therapeutics

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 3722-3731

  Saminathan, M ^a,c   Thomas, Thresia ^a   Shirahata, Akira ^b   Pillai, C K S ^c   Thomas, T J ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZAMETHONIUM; DNA; METHENAMINE; NORSPERMINE; POLYAMINE; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE DERIVATIVE; SPERMINE; SPERMINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PACKAGING; DNA STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE THERAPY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036714816     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkf503     Document Type: Article

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