Characterization of a Novel DNA Minor-Groove Complex

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1028-1041

  Nguyen, Binh ^a   Hamelberg, Donald ^a   Bailly, Christian ^b   Colson, Pierre ^c   Stanek, Jaroslav ^d   Brun, Reto ^e   Neidle, Stephen ^f   Wilson, W David ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDINE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CGP 40215A; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; DNA BASE; FURAMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSENSOR; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DRUG DNA BINDING; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; LINEAR DICHROISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1142274299     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74178-8     Document Type: Article

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