Modified oligonucleotides - Synthesis, properties and applications

Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 344-358

  Iyer, Radhakrishnan P ^a   Roland, Arlene ^a   Zhou, Wen ^a   Ghosh, Krishna ^b  

^a Origenix Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^b Cruachem Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

BINDING AFFINITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW;

AMIDES; BORON COMPOUNDS; CARBOHYDRATES; DRUG DESIGN; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; PURINES; PYRIMIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THIONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 0032993072     PISSN: 14648431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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