Synthesis of 3′-3′-linked oligonucleotides branched by a pentaerythritol linker and the thermal stabilities of the triplexes with single-stranded DNA or RNA

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 684-689

  Ueno, Yoshihito ^a   Shibata, Aya ^a   Matsuda, Akira ^b   Kitade, Yukio ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ANTISENSE; CONTROLLED PORE GLASS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOSIDES; STABLE TRIPLEX; SYNTHESISED; THERMAL DENATURATIONS; THERMALLY STABLE; TRIPLEX FORMATION;

OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

2' O METHYLRIBONUCLEOSIDE; 4,4' DIMETHOXYTRITYL DERIVATIVE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOSIDE; LEVULINIC ACID; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PENTAERYTHRITOL; RNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0037908884     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc020059q     Document Type: Article

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