Reprogramming the assembly of unmodified DNA with a small molecule

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 368-376

  Avakyan, Nicole ^a   Greschner, Andrea A ^a,b   Aldaye, Faisal ^a   Serpell, Christopher J ^a,c   Toader, Violeta ^a   Petitjean, Anne ^d   Sleiman, Hanadi F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INRS EMT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANURIC ACID; DNA; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; POLYADENYLIC ACID; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HYDROGEN BOND;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; HYDROGEN BONDING; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLY A; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84961572660     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2451     Document Type: Article

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