Peptide nucleic acid (PNA): Its medical and biotechnical applications and promise for the future

FASEB Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1041-1060

  Ray, Arghya ^a   Nordén, Bengt ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antigene; Antisense; DNA; Gene therapy; Nucleic acid biosensor; PNA DNA hybridization

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0034078048     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.14.9.1041     Document Type: Article

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