Applications of isothermal titration calorimetry in biophysical studies of G-quadruplexes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2935-2957

  Pagano, Bruno ^a   Mattia, Carlo Andrea ^a   Giancola, Concetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug; G quadruplex; Isothermal titration calorimetry; Thermodynamic

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BERBERINE; BINDING PROTEIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DISTAMYCIN A; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; MAGNESIUM ION; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE APTAMER; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE INHIBITOR; TELOMERE BINDING PROTEIN; TELOMESTATIN; THROMBIN BINDING APTAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTHALPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; LIGAND BINDING; LYMPHOBLAST; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUTH CARCINOMA; ONCOGENE C MYC; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL; THERMODYNAMICS;

DRUG; G-QUADRUPLEX; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; THERMODYNAMIC;

CALORIMETRY; G-QUADRUPLEXES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 68949139305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10072935     Document Type: Review

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