A gel electrophoresis assay for the simultaneous determination of topoisomerase I inhibition and DNA intercalation

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 321, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-30

  Webb, Michael R ^a   Ebeler, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gel electrophoresis; Inhibition; Intercalation; Topoisomerase I; Topoisomerase I poisoning

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; INTERCALATION;

DNA INTERCALATIONS; DOUBLE STRANDS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INTERCALATIVE BINDING; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; REFERENCE COMPOUNDS; SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATIONS; TOPOISOMERASE I;

DNA;

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; LUTEOLIN; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0042330471     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2697(03)00459-7     Document Type: Article

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