Application of Porous Glass to Nucleic Acid Synthesis and Nucleic Acid Drugs

Nucleic Acid Synthesis

INTRODUCTION Synthesis in the field of nucleic acids has been a major and continuing interest in my laboratory ever since we knew the structures of the nucleic acids. Clearly the foundations of synthetic work in the nucleotide field were laid by the prolonged and intensive efforts of Professor Todd's laboratory (Cambridge, England) and it was my good fortune to be associated with this laborator...

The nucleic acid of African Horse-Sickness Virus

Application of polymers in nucleic acid delivery

Gene therapy and immunotherapy are powerful techniques in the treatment of many life threatening diseases. The major challenge in these therapies is to seek a safe and efficient delivery carrier for gene and antigen materials. Carriers are designed to protect these molecules from degradation, improve their stability and facilitate the delivery of them to the site of action. This research study ...

Molecular Beacons of Xeno-Nucleic Acid for Detecting Nucleic Acid

Molecular beacons (MBs) of DNA and RNA have aroused increasing interest because they allow a continuous readout, excellent spatial and temporal resolution to observe in real time. This kind of dual-labeled oligonucleotide probes can differentiate between bound and unbound DNA/RNA in homogenous hybridization with a high signal-to-background ratio in living cells. This review briefly summarizes t...

The inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis by mycophenolic acid.

1. Mycophenolic acid, an antibiotic of some antiquity that more recently has been found to have marked activity against a range of tumours in mice and rats, strongly inhibits DNA synthesis in the L strain of fibroblasts in vitro. 2. The extent of the inhibition of DNA synthesis is markedly increased by preincubation of the cells with mycophenolic acid before the addition of [(14)C]thymidine. 3....