Analysis of group I intron splicing in the presence of naturally occurring methylxanthines

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 74-76

  Johnson, Irudayam Maria ^a,c   Kesavan, Chandrasekhar ^b   Usha, Subbiah ^c   Malathi, Raghunathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Group I intron; Splicing inhibitors; Tetrahymena; Theobromine; Theophylline

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; RIBOSOME RNA; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITOMETRY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SPLICING; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALS; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG DISCOVERY; INTRONS; RNA SPLICING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; XANTHINES;

TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 57949116706     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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