Abstract
Originally discovered by Nielsen in 1991, peptide nucleic acids and other artificial genetic polymers have gained a lot of interest from the scientific community. Due to their unique biophysical features these artificial hybrid polymers are now being employed in various areas of theranostics (therapy and diagnostics). The current review provides an overview of their structure, principles of rational design, and biophysical features as well as highlights the areas of their successful implementation in biology and biomedicine. Finally, the review discusses the areas of improvement that would allow their use as a new class of therapeutics in the future.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 39 |
| Journal | Biology Direct |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Locked nucleic acids
- Peptide nucleic acids
- Xenonucleic acids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Modelling and Simulation
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Applied Mathematics
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