Synthesis and hybridization study of a boranophosphate-linked oligothymidine deoxynucleotide

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 28, 1997, Pages 4957-4960

  Zhang, Jiancun ^a   Terhorst, Terry ^a   Matteucci, Mark D ^a  

^a GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORANE DERIVATIVE; DNA; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIASTEREOISOMER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYBRIDIZATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030861430     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)01090-3     Document Type: Article

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