The Resurgence of Acyclic Nucleic Acids

被引:27
作者
Zhang, Su [2 ,3 ]
Switzer, Christopher [1 ]
Chaput, John C. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Chem, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[2] Arizona State Univ, Ctr Evolutionary Funct Gen, Biodesign Inst, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
[3] Arizona State Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
关键词
TEMPLATE-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; NONENZYMATIC OLIGOMERIZATION; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ANALOGS; ANGSTROM RESOLUTION; DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY; RIBOSOMAL-SUBUNIT; CHEMICAL ETIOLOGY; DUPLEX FORMATION;
D O I
10.1002/cbdv.200900281
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This review examines acyclic nucleoside analogs as therapeutic agents, potential progenitor candidates to RNA, and novel building blocks for nucleic-acid nanotechnology. Together, these areas of research provide new insights into the structural and functional properties of nucleic acids and suggest new paradigms for nucleic acid self-assembly.
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页码:245 / 258
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