Synthesis and properties of rnas that contain a PNA-RNA dimer

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 389-400

  Gong, Wei ^a   Desaulniers, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nucleotide sugars; PNA; RNA synthesis; Solid phase synthesis

Indexed keywords

DIMER; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; PHOSPHORAMIDOUS ACID; RNA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS;

CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; DIMERIZATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84859806767     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2012.666609     Document Type: Article

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