Enhancement of RNAi by a small molecule antibiotic enoxacin

Cell Research

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1077-1079

  Zhang, Qiangzhe ^a   Zhang, Caihong ^a   Xi, Zhen ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENOXACIN; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

CELL CULTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; METABOLISM; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENOXACIN; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 53349168896     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2008.287     Document Type: Letter

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