Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA) in chemical biology and drug discovery

Chemistry and Biodiversity

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 786-804

  Nielsen, Peter E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CELL PENETRATING PEPTIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; OLIGOMER; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; POLYNUCLEOTIDE;

CHEMISTRY; DNA REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; GENE CONTROL; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; TARGETED GENE REPAIR;

DNA; DNA REPAIR; DRUG DISCOVERY; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 77951198765     PISSN: 16121872     EISSN: 16121880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201000005     Document Type: Review

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