Novobiocin inhibits the self-splicing of the primary transcripts of T4 phage thymidylate synthase gene

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 314, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 143-149

  Jung, Wi Su ^a   Shin, Sook ^b   Park, In Kook ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Noncompetitive inhibition; Novobiocin; Phage T4 td intron RNA; Self splicing

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE; MAGNESIUM ION; NOVOBIOCIN; RNA; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; RNA SPLICING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DOWN-REGULATION; INTRONS; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NOVOBIOCIN; RNA SPLICING; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, VIRAL; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45449110197     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-008-9775-8     Document Type: Article

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