Magnetic peptide nucleic acids for DNA targeting

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Oct 28:(40):6017-9. doi: 10.1039/b911449a. Epub 2009 Aug 20.

Abstract

A versatile synthetic platform for the efficient immobilization of PNAs on magnetic iron oxides, providing magnetic nanosensors for selective DNA recognition, is presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Magnetics
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Peptide Nucleic Acids / chemistry*

Substances

  • Peptide Nucleic Acids
  • DNA