Atomic force microscopy and drug discovery

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 64-71

  Edwardson, J Michael ^a   Henderson, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Biotechnology; DNA intercalation; Drug Discovery; Force spectroscopy; Ligand receptor interaction; Pharmaceutical Science; Protein structure; Techniques Methods

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALIPHATIC DICARBOXYLIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AQUAPORIN; AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; CISPLATIN; DNA; DRUG CARRIER; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POLYANHYDRIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SALBUTAMOL; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; TRANSPLATIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

DNA; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INTERCALATING AGENTS; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 0842330611     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6446(03)02905-2     Document Type: Review

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