Design, synthesis, and DNA binding properties of photoisomerizable azobenzene-distamycin conjugates: An experimental and computational study

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2332-2345

  Ghosh, Sumana ^a   Usharani, Dandamudi ^a   Paul, Ananya ^a   De, Susmita ^a   Jemmis, Eluvathingal D ^a,c   Bhattacharya, Santanu ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DISTAMYCIN A; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA BINDING; DNA DENATURATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; ISOMER; MOLECULAR DOCKING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 58149101421     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc800130u     Document Type: Article

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