DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

Simple reaction makes the building blocks of a nucleic acid "Cyanide to the RNA base cytosine" becomes a new clue for origin of life researchers.

Researchers succeed in the first enzyme-driven biocatalytic synthesis of nucleic acid building blocks. This facilitates the development of antiviral agents and RNA-based therapeutics.

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the associated intensive search for therapeutics and vaccines, the chemical substance class of nucleosides is experiencing an enormous increase in interest. Natural ...

Leading Health & Wellness brand introduces the addition of Nucleic Acid Building Blocks to their PerfectAmino tablets. LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BODYHEALTH® has announced its ...

The researchers developed so-called threofuranosyl nucleic acid (TNA) with a new, additional base pair. These are the first steps on the way to fully artificial nucleic acids with enhanced ...

Thanks to a serendipitous discovery and a lot of painstaking work, scientists can now build biohybrid molecules that combine ...

Evolution: Where did building blocks of life come from? Date: May 17, 2016 Source: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Summary: Biological evolution was preceded by a long phase of chemical ...

Reference: Pfeiffer M, Nidetzky B. Reverse C-glycosidase reaction provides C-nucleotide building blocks of xenobiotic nucleic acids. Nat Commun. 2020;11 (6270). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20035-0 This ...

Scientists succeed in the first enzyme-driven biocatalytic synthesis of nucleic acid building blocks. This facilitates the development of antiviral agents and RNA-based therapeutics.

Researchers from TU Graz and acib succeed in the first enzyme-driven biocatalytic synthesis of nucleic acid building blocks. This facilitates the development of antiviral agents and RNA-based ...