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F Eckstein

Publications and source records attributed to F Eckstein.

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PubMed1973

Studies on the toxicity and antiviral activity of various polynucleotides.

Various polynucleotides were examined for antiviral activity and toxicity in mice. Although the antiviral potency of the various interferon inducers varied, there was a concomitant variation in toxicity. This was reflected by a fivefold range in therapeutic ratio for the various compounds. In addition, no polynucleotide proved to be a more potent interferon inducer than polyinosinic.polycytidylic acid [(poly rI).(poly rC)]. Our results suggest that there may be intrinsic limitations to the development of polynucleotide interferon inducers having improved therapeutic ratios.

Animals↗
PubMed1972

Geometry of the first step in the action of ribonuclease-A (in-line geometry-uridine2',3'-cyclic thiophosphate- 31 P NMR).

Advantage was taken of the reversibility of the first step of ribonuclease-A action to synthesize the dinucleoside phosphorothioate Up(S)C from the crystalline isomer of uridine 2',3'-cyclic phosphorothioate [Up(S)] and cytidine. Cyclic phosphorothioate was then reformed from Up(S)C by a nonenzymic reaction known to proceed by an in-line mechanism. The geometry of the enzymic reaction was determined to be in-line by a comparison of the Up(S) product with the Up(S) originally used. By the principle of microscopic reversibility, the geometry of the first step in the action of ribonuclease-A is shown to be in-line.

Chemical Phenomena↗