Binding, Bending and G Jumping in the Minor Groove: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches

It has been shown that heterocyclic diamidines, a class of minor groove binders, are promising antimicrobial agents. These compounds bind none covalently to the minor groove of A/T rich regions of the kinetoplast DNA and kill the parasite. The mechanism of action of these compounds is not well under...

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Main Author: Rahimian, Maryam
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2008
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/chemistry_diss/27
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context=chemistry_diss