Synthesis and properties of oligonucleotides containing a cholesterol thymidine monomer

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 785-794

  Durand, Adeline ^a   Brown, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; DNA; Fluorescence melting; Nonotechnology; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MONOMER; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; THYMIDINE;

BASE PAIRING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIPID MEMBRANE; MELTING POINT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM;

CHOLESTEROL; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; THYMIDINE;

EID: 36949025478     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770701501534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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