Molecular recognition of poly(A) by small ligands: An alternative method of analysis reveals nanomolar, cooperative and shape-selective binding

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 611-621

  Çetinkol, Özgül Persil ^a   Hud, Nicholas V ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACYANINE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; BERBERINE; CORALYNE; ELLIPTICINE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; BERBERINE; BERBERINE ALKALOIDS; ELLIPTICINES; LIGANDS; POLY A;

EID: 59649117144     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn977     Document Type: Article

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