Synthesis of phosphorothioamidites derived from 3′-thio-3′-deoxythymidine and 3′-thio-2′,3′-dideoxycytidine and the automated synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides containing a 3′-S-phosphorothiolate linkage

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 495-501

  Sabbagh, Ghalia ^a   Fettes, Kevin J ^a   Gosain, Rajendra ^a   O'Neil, Ian A ^a   Cosstick, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2',3' DIDEOXYCYTIDINE DERIVATIVE; 3' THIO 2',3' DIDEOXYCYTIDINE; 3' THIO 3' DEOXYTHYMIDINE; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; THYMIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIDEOXYNUCLEOSIDES; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; THIONUCLEOSIDES; THYMIDINE; ZALCITABINE;

EID: 1342264715     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh189     Document Type: Article

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