Autonomous multistep organic synthesis in a single isothermal solution mediated by a DNA walker

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 778-782

  He, Yu ^a   Liu, David R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINE ACYLATION; ISOTHERMAL SOLUTION; MECHANICAL DEVICE; MULTI-STEP; MULTISTEP REACTIONS; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; REACTION VESSEL; SMALL MOLECULES;

DNA;

AMINE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA WALKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 78149410682     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.190     Document Type: Article

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