An onset model of mutually catalytic self-replicative systems formed by an assembly of polynucleotides [PDF]
Self-replicability is the unique attribute observed in all the living organisms and the question how the life was physically initiated could be equivalent to the question how self-replicating informative polymers were formed in the abiotic material world.
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Covalent binding studies on the 14C-labeled antitumour compound 2,5-bis(1-aziridinyl)-1,4-benzoquinone. Involvement of semiquinone radical in binding to DNA, and binding to proteins and bacterial macromolecules in situ [PDF]
2,5-Bis(1-aziridinyl)-1,4-benzoquinone (BABQ) is a compound from which several antitumour drugs are derived, such as Trenimone, Carboquone and Diaziquone (AZQ).
Egberink, Richard J.M.+5 more
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Raman depolarization ratios in RNA and DNA are sensitive for sugar-base coupling [PDF]
Polarized and depolarized Raman spectra are obtained for a number of synthetic polynucleotides containing adenine, uracil, and thymine bases. The depolarization ratios are determined by two methods: (1) by dividing the -spectrum by the -spectrum and (2 ...
Benevides+17 more
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Kinetic studies on the phosphorolysis of polynucleotides by polynucleotide phosphorylase
The kinetics of the phosphorolysis of polynucleotide (as differentiated from oligonucleotide) by polynucleotide phosphorylase of Micrococcus luteus has been investigated. Double reciprocal plots of initial velocity against either inorganic phosphate or polynucleotide concentration are linear, and furthermore, the affinity of the enzyme for either ...
J Y Chou, P McPhie, M F Singer
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Molecular dynamics study on the mechanism of polynucleotide encapsulation by chitosan
The safe and effective delivery of therapeutic genes into target cell interiors is of great importance in gene therapy. Chitosan has been extensively studied as a gene delivery carrier due to its good biocompatibility and biodegradability.
Jia-Wei Shen+5 more
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Driven translocation of a polynucleotide chain through a nanopore--A continuous time Monte-Carlo study [PDF]
Using continuous time Monte-Carlo method we simulated the translocation of a polynucleotide chain driven through a nanopore by an electric field. We have used two models of driven diffusion due to the electric field. The chain may have strong interaction with the pore, and depends on which end of the chain first enters the pore.
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INTRAARTICULAR KNEE JOINT INJECTION: HYALURONIC ACID VS POLYNUCLEOTIDES [PDF]
This study is a retrospective work of ambulatorial injections in patients suffering from Class II osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The research was conducted from January 2012 to July 2012 in a private clinic in Benevento, Hospital Val D'Elsa ...
Luigi Meccariello
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Virus Replication as a Phenotypic Version of Polynucleotide Evolution [PDF]
In this paper we revisit and adapt to viral evolution an approach based on the theory of branching process advanced by Demetrius, Schuster and Sigmund ("Polynucleotide evolution and branching processes", Bull. Math. Biol. 46 (1985) 239-262), in their study of polynucleotide evolution.
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Interaction and Binding Modes of bis-Ruthenium(II) Complex to Synthetic DNAs
[μ-(linker)L2(dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine)2(phenanthroline)2Ru(II)2]2+ with linker: 1,3-bis-(4-pyridyl)-propane, L: PF6 (bis-Ru-bpp) was synthesized and their binding properties to a various polynucleotides were investigated by spectroscopy ...
Hasi Rani Barai+3 more
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Complexation of Oligo- and Polynucleotides with Methoxyphenyl-Functionalized Imidazolium Surfactants
Interaction between cationic surfactants and nucleic acids attracts much attention due to the possibility of using such systems for gene delivery. Herein, the lipoplexes based on cationic surfactants with imidazolium head group bearing methoxyphenyl ...
Darya A. Kuznetsova+11 more
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