Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) represent a revolutionary class of synthetic nucleic acid analogues, in which the traditional sugar–phosphate backbone is replaced by a neutral N-(2-aminoethyl) glycine ...

Nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are polymers of nucleotides – each nucleotide consists of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group and one of the nitrogenous bases (purines and pyrimidines). Nucleic acids ...

The special issue entitled Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids: Modifications, Interactions, and Therapeutic Applications invites top-level original papers and review articles in a wide range of areas ...

Gene therapy, the delivery of genetic material to cells in the form of DNA or RNA, has been explored as a means to treat illnesses. These treatments hinge on our ability to get DNA and RNA inside ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Five major types of nucleic acids (s-RNA, low molecular weight ribosomal RNA, DNA, light and heavy r-RNA) were found in extracts of potato ...

On 14 January 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced permission for a multiplex nucleic acid test, the xTAG® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) (Luminex Corporation, USA), which ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A researcher in Purdue University’s College of Science is developing a patent-pending platform technology that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid ...