RECENTLY Donovan and Woodhouse 1 advanced a speculation on the nature of the chemical structure which is the ... and this is envisaged specifically as a nucleic acid linked through pyrophosphoric ...

RNA is usually single-stranded but can form complex secondary structures through base pairing ... the introduction of functional genes into cells to replace or correct defective genes. Nucleic acids, ...

Our research focuses on all aspects of nucleic acid structure, chemistry and function employing state of the art technologies and approaches. The structure and chemistry of nucleic acids is ...

A researcher is developing a patent-pending platform technology called LENN that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid (NA)-based therapies to targeted cancer cells.

For example: mRNA carries the instructions from DNA to the ribosomes, which are cellular structures ... Nucleic acids are essential for genetic inheritance, protein synthesis, gene regulation, and ...

Proteins, the bulk of the solid matter of cells, get their name from the Greek "proteios ... basis of life — specifically the relationship between the structure and function of nucleic acids and ...

One way of doing this is by attaching cell-penetrating peptide molecules to the PNA to shuttle them inside, a method previously used to get nucleic acid drugs ... the chemical structure of the ...

When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all living things. The compounds in these acids could inhibit ...

A researcher in Purdue University’s College of Science is developing a patent-pending platform technology that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid (NA)-based therapies ...

Structure of the Purdue nanocarrier system Thompson said nucleic acid-based therapies are revolutionizing ... or less of the NA cargo that enters the cell gets to the cytosol where it is active, ...