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ReviewJournal of biosciences2012

RNA targeting by small molecules: Binding of protoberberine, benzophenanthridine and aristolochia alkaloids to various RNA structures.

Gopinatha Suresh Kumar

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Review in Journal of biosciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gopinatha Suresh KumarBiophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700 032, India. gskumar@iicb.res.in
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies on RNA targeting by small molecules to specifically control certain cellular functions is an area of remarkable current interest. For this purpose, a basic understanding of the molecular aspects of the interaction of small molecules with various RNA structures is essential. Alkaloids are a group of natural products with potential therapeutic utility, and very recently, their interaction with many RNA structures have been reported. Especially noteworthy are the protoberberines and aristolochia alkaloids distributed widely in many botanical families. Many of the alkaloids of these group exhibit excellent binding affinity to many RNA structures that may be exploited to develop RNA targeted therapeutics. This review attempts to present the current status on the understanding of the interaction of these alkaloids with various RNA structures, mainly highlighting the biophysical aspects.

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AlkaloidsAntineoplastic AgentsAristolochiaBase PairingBenzophenanthridinesBerberine AlkaloidsHumansHydrogen BondingModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationRNAThermodynamicsAlkaloidsAntineoplastic AgentsBenzophenanthridinesBerberine AlkaloidsprotoberberineRNA

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PMID22750990
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