Aminoglycosides have been at the forefront of antimicrobial therapy for the past 50 years. Their specificity is believed to lie in binding duplex RNAs (rRNA). Competition dialysis studies of various nucleic acid forms with 9-aminoacridine, quinacrine, and a neomycin-acridine conjugate were carried out. Our results suggest a strong preference for aminoglycoside binding to nucleic acids that can adopt an A-type conformation. These results challenge the common belief that aminoglycoside specificity is simply for duplex RNAs.
Aminoglycoside (neomycin) preference is for A-form nucleic acids, not just RNA: results from a competition dialysis study. Publishing Authors By Initials
Aminoglycoside (neomycin) preference is for A-form nucleic acids, not just RNA: results from a competition dialysis study. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, U.S. Gov't,
Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
VOLUME: 125
Page Numbers: 10148-9
Journal Abbreviation: J. Am. Chem. Soc.
ISSN: 0002-7863
DAY: 27
MONTH: Aug
YEAR: 2003
Aminoglycoside (neomycin) preference is for A-form nucleic acids, not just RNA: results from a competition dialysis study. Information
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KEYWORDS: RNA
MESH TERMS: metabolism
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AFFILIATION: Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA. dparya@clemson.edu
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