Synthesis and characterization of 2′-modified-4′-thioRNA: A comprehensive comparison of nuclease stability

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1353-1362

  Takahashi, Mayumi ^a   Minakawa, Noriaki ^a   Matsuda, Akira ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 FLUORORNA; 2' O METHYLRNA; APTAMER; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME STABILITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBONUCLEIC ACID MODIFICATION; RNA SYNTHESIS;

DNA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDES; PHOSPHODIESTERASE I; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA; SINGLE-STRAND SPECIFIC DNA AND RNA ENDONUCLEASES; THIONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 62549113972     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn1088     Document Type: Article

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