Synthesis of the 3 -thio-nucleosides and subsequent automated synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides containing a 3 -s-phosphorothiolate linkage

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3122-3135

  Gaynor, James W ^a   Bentley, Joanne ^a   Cosstick, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOSIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; THIONUCLEOSIDES;

EID: 39149144824     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.451     Document Type: Article

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