PNA and LNA throw light on DNA

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 4-7

  Demidov, Vadim V ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; DNA; FLUORESCENCE; RNA;

HYBRIDIZATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA HYBRID; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; GENOMIC DNA; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RHODAMINE; RNA DERIVATIVE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA;

BINDING AFFINITY; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HELIX; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA PROBE; DNA STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA PROBE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BASE MISPAIRING; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BASE PAIR MISMATCH; DNA; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0037212106     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(02)00008-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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