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Abstract
Agents that are capable of inserting themselves between the successive bases in DNA, thus kinking, uncoiling or otherwise deforming it and therefore preventing its proper functioning. They are used in the study of DNA.
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- Intercalating Agent
- Intercalating Ligand
- Intercalating Ligands
- Intercalative Compound
- Intercalative Compounds
- Intercalator
- Intercalators
- Agent, Intercalating
- Agents, Intercalating
- Compound, Intercalative
- Compounds, Intercalative
- Ligand, Intercalating
- Ligands, Intercalating
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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Previous Indexing
- DNA (1966-1979)
- Nucleic Acid Conformation (1972-1979)
- specific DNA (1966-1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Intercalating Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007364. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007364
- Intercalating Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430063