The ribosome as a drug target

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 145-147

  Böttger, Erik C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG PRODUCTS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; RNA;

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; RIBOSOME;

BACTERIA;

AZITHROMYCIN; PAROMOMYCIN; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; TOBRAMYCIN;

BACTERIAL CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; SHORT SURVEY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33646109801     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.02.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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