Cooperativity in the binding of the cationic biocide polyhexamethylene biguanide to nucleic acids

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 318, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 397-404

  Allen, Michael J ^a,b   Morby, Andrew P ^a   White, Graham F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocide; Cationic surfactant; Cooperativity; DNA binding; Polyhexamethylene biguanide

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA STRUCTURE; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; DRUG MECHANISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIGUANIDES; BINDING SITES; CATIONS; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; KINETICS; PRECIPITATION; RNA, TRANSFER; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 2142827075     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.04.043     Document Type: Article

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