The rare crystallographic structure of d(CGCGCG)2: The natural spermidine molecule bound to the minor groove of left-handed Z-DNA d(CGCGCG)2 at 10 °C

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 358, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-28

  Ohishi, Hirofumi ^a   Tozuka, Yoshitaka ^a   Da Yang, Zhou ^b   Ishida, Toshimasa ^a   Nakatani, Kazuhiko ^b  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

d(CGCGCG)2; Left handed Z DNA; Polyamine; Spermidine; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

DNA Z; N 1 (2 (2 AMINOETHYLAMINO))ETHYL)ETHANE 1,2 DIAMINE; N 1 (2 (2 AMINOETHYLAMINO))ETHYLAMINO)ETHYL)ETHANE 1,2 DIAMINE; POLYAMINE; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; SPERMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BINDING SITES; DNA, Z-FORM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; SPERMIDINE;

EID: 34248187243     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.026     Document Type: Article

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