Binding of analogues of the antibiotics distamycin A and netropsin to native DNA. Effect of chomophore systems and basic residues of the oligopeptides on thermal stability, conformation and template activity of the DNA complexes.

Amidines Anti-Bacterial Agents Cell-Free System Chemical Phenomena Chemistry Circular Dichroism DNA/isolation & purification Drug Stability Guanidines Hot Temperature Nucleic Acid Conformation Nucleic Acid Denaturation Peptides Phosphorus Isotopes Protein Binding Pyrroles RNA/biosynthesis Spectrum Analysis Templates, Genetic Ultraviolet Rays

Amidines Anti-Bacterial Agents Guanidines Peptides Phosphorus Isotopes Pyrroles RNA DNA