Energetics of ligand binding to G-quadruplexes

Topics in Current Chemistry

Volumn 330, Issue , 2013, Pages 211-242

  Giancola, Concetta ^a   Pagano, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Fluorescence; G Quadruplex DNA; G Quadruplex drug interaction; Isothermal titration calorimetry; Ligands; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZATRUX; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DISTAMYCIN A; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; LIGAND; NUCLEIC ACID; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARBAZOLES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DISTAMYCINS; DRUG DESIGN; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PIPERIDINES; PORPHYRINS; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84875883286     PISSN: 03401022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/128-2012-347     Document Type: Article

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