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Sequence-specific and Selective Recognition of Double-stranded RNAs over Single-stranded RNAs by Chemically Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids
Published on: September 21, 2017
PNA/DNA interstrand cross-links from a modified PNA base upon photolysis or oxidative conditions
1Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Kongju National University, 182 Shinkwan-dong, Kongju, Chungnam 314-701, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
PNA/DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs) were observed when peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) containing modified thymine derivatives were hybridized with the complementary or one-base mismatched DNA upon photolysis or treatments of oxidative agent. PNA/DNA ICL formation provides a useful method for biological applications such as antisense technologies or PNA chips.
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