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DNA Research
Study findings from S. Nafisi et al broaden understanding of DNA research
November 25th, 2008
According to a study from Iran, "Flavonoids have recently attracted a great interest as potential therapeutic drugs against a wide range of free-radical-mediated diseases. The anticancer and antiviral activities of these natural products are implicated in their mechanism of actions." "While the antioxidant activity of these natural polyphenolic compounds is well known, their bindings to DNA are not fully investigated. This study was designed to examine the interactions of morin (Mor), naringin (Nar), and apigenin (Api) with calf thymus DNA in aqueous solution at physiological conditions, using constant DNA concentration (6.25mM) and various drug/DNA(phosphate) ratios of...
Source: Virus Weekly (2008-11-25)
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