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Self-Assembly of Gamma-Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids into Complex Nanostructures in Organic Solvent Mixtures
Published on: June 26, 2020
Oligonucleotide nanoassemblies with allyl bromide scaffold-based small molecules
Sk Jahir Abbas1, Sabina Yesmin2, Fangfang Xia3
1Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200240, China. sjabbas87@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The development of oligonucleotide nanoassemblies with small molecules has shown great potential in bio-medical applications. However, the interaction of negatively charged oligonucleotides with halogenated small molecules represents a scientific challenge. Here, we introduced a distinct allyl bromide halogenated scaffold, which exhibits specific interaction with adenine nucleic bases of the oligonucleotides, thus leading to the formation of self-assembled nanostructures.

