Peptide Nucleic Acids

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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.

Descriptor ID	D020135
MeSH Number(s)	D13.695.578.424.550
Concept/Terms	Peptide Nucleic Acids Peptide Nucleic Acids Acids, Peptide Nucleic Nucleic Acids, Peptide

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
Nucleotides [D13.695]
Polynucleotides [D13.695.578]
Oligonucleotides [D13.695.578.424]
Peptide Nucleic Acids [D13.695.578.424.550]

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