Modification of the PNA backbone can be used to broaden their utility by introducing new functional groups. In particular, gamma-modified PNA have been found to be quite effective in a number of applications, and exhibit particularly high DNA binding affinity. The introduction of one side chain imply that the achiral backbone of PNA becomes chiral, and binding properties depend on the stereochemistry. A new paper on gamma-modified PNA by Ly and co-workers complete the existing knowledge by displaying that in binding to complementary PNA stereochemical orthogonality can be demonstrated. This opens the way to the exploitation of stereochemical features in diagnostic assays and in nanofabrication.

Effect of chirality in gamma-PNA: PNA interaction, another piece in the picture / Manicardi, Alex; Corradini, Roberto. - In: ARTIFICIAL DNA, PNA & XNA. - ISSN 1949-095X. - 5:3(2014), p. e1131801. [10.1080/1949095X.2015.1131801]

Effect of chirality in gamma-PNA: PNA interaction, another piece in the picture

MANICARDI, Alex;CORRADINI, Roberto
2014-01-01

Abstract

Modification of the PNA backbone can be used to broaden their utility by introducing new functional groups. In particular, gamma-modified PNA have been found to be quite effective in a number of applications, and exhibit particularly high DNA binding affinity. The introduction of one side chain imply that the achiral backbone of PNA becomes chiral, and binding properties depend on the stereochemistry. A new paper on gamma-modified PNA by Ly and co-workers complete the existing knowledge by displaying that in binding to complementary PNA stereochemical orthogonality can be demonstrated. This opens the way to the exploitation of stereochemical features in diagnostic assays and in nanofabrication.
2014
Effect of chirality in gamma-PNA: PNA interaction, another piece in the picture / Manicardi, Alex; Corradini, Roberto. - In: ARTIFICIAL DNA, PNA & XNA. - ISSN 1949-095X. - 5:3(2014), p. e1131801. [10.1080/1949095X.2015.1131801]
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