A brief review of DNA and RNA chemical synthesis

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 575-580

  Caruthers, Marvin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled pore glass; DNA; Nucleic acid chemical synthesis; Polymer support; RNA; Synthetic nucleic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DNA; ERYTHROPOIETIN; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHORAMIDOUS ACID; POLYMER; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; RNA; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA CROSS LINKING; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; DNA; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RNA;

EID: 79953169546     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0390575     Document Type: Conference Paper

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