Saccharide–RNA recognition

Abstract
Among saccharides, the antibiotics of the aminoglycoside family are the best‐studied class of molecules interacting with RNA. By binding to RNA targets, aminoglycosides act as inhibitors of protein biosynthesis, they interfere with protein–RNA interaction of retroviral regulatory elements, and they inhibit the catalytic action of ribozymes. Here, we survey the available data on molecular structural details of aminoglycoside–RNA interaction. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 48: 155–165, 1998