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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleotides > Polynucleotides > Oligonucleotides > Peptide Nucleic Acids
... > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleotides > Polynucleotides > Oligonucleotides > Peptide Nucleic Acids

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Peptide Nucleic Acids  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Acid, Peptide Nucleic
  • Nucleic Acid, Peptide
  • Peptide Nucleic Acid

Scope note

  • DNA analogs containing neutral amide backbone linkages composed of aminoethyl glycine units instead of the usual phosphodiester linkage of deoxyribose groups. Peptide nucleic acids have high biological stability and higher affinity for complementary DNA or RNA sequences than analogous DNA oligomers.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020135

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