Targeting C-myc G-quadruplex: Dual recognition by aminosugar- bisbenzimidazoles with varying linker lengths

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 14228-14240

  Ranjan, Nihar ^a   Arya, Dev P ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C myc; FID; G quadruplex; Hoechst 33258; Neomycin; Oncogenes

Indexed keywords

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; MYC PROTEIN; NEOMYCIN; NUCLEIC ACID; PIBENZIMOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY;

BISBENZIMIDAZOLE; G-QUADRUPLEXES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEOMYCIN; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC;

EID: 84888609795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules181114228     Document Type: Article

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