RNA recognition by fluoro aromatic substituted nucleic acid analogues [Elektronische Ressource] / von Aleksandra Živković

RNA Recognition by Fluoro Aromatic Substituted Nucleic Acid Analogues Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften vorgelegt dem Fachbereich Chemische und Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main von Aleksandra Živković aus Niš, Yugoslavia Frankfurt am Main März 2005 I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success....Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, inventor, electrical engineer and scientist Acknowledgments I would like to express my gratitude to Prof. Dr. J. W. Engels for his invaluable supervision, guidance in every progress of project, discussions, review of my thesis manuscript and especially for his kindness and patience. I owe my warm gratitude to Astrid Klöpffer, Jelena Božilović, Jörg Parsch and Martina Adams for review of my thesis manuscript and useful discussions about thesis. I express my thanks to Dalibor Odadzić for translation of summary into German. My sincere thanks also go to: • Dr. Zimmerman and his coworkers for NMR measurements • Dr. J. W. Bats for crystallographic data • Dr. G.