RNA-binding potential of protoberberine alkaloids: Spectroscopic and calorimetric studies on the binding of berberine, palmatine, and coralyne to protonated RNA structures

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 637-650

  Islam, Md Maidul ^a   Suresh Kumar, Gopinatha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; CORALYNE; CYTIDINE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GUANOSINE; INOSINE; PALMATINE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RNA BINDING; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY;

BERBERINE; BERBERINE ALKALOIDS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CALORIMETRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLY I-C; PROTONS; RNA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 72649086364     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2009.0930     Document Type: Article

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