Polycationic dendrimers interact with RNA molecules: polyamine dendrimers inhibit the catalytic activity of Candida ribozymes.
Various polyamine dendrimers with a triethanolamine core inhibit the activity of the Candida ribozyme by forming RNA-dendrimer complexes via electrostatic interactions.
Wu
Jiangyu
J
College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Zhou
Jiehua
J
Qu
Fanqi
F
Bao
Penghui
P
Zhang
Yi
Y
Peng
Ling
L
D002176:Candida albicans / Q000737:chemistry*; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D016337:RNA, Catalytic / Q000737:chemistry*; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry*
D050091:Dendrimers; D011073:Polyamines; D016337:RNA, Catalytic; D012331:RNA, Fungal