Study of Complex RNA Function Modulated by Small Molecules: The Development of RNA Directed Small Molecule Library and Probing the S-Adenosyl Methionine Discrimination between On and Off Conformational States of the SAM-I Riboswitch.

RNA recently remained unexploited and is now drawing interest as a potential drug target. The methodology and available drug libraries for RNA targeting/screening are in rudimentary stages. The interactions made by ligands with RNA can be explored for RNA based drug development. The dissertation is...

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Main Author: Boyapati, Vamsi Krishna
Other Authors: Benton, Michael
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11082011-165455/