锁核酸
外观
锁核酸(Locked nucleic acid,LNA)是一种经过修饰的RNA,LNA中一部分核糖上的2'与4'碳连结在一起。一般可见于A-DNA或RNA。
这类核酸可以增加引子或探针(probe)的融解温度(Tm值),加强这些实验用物质的稳定性,可应用在即时聚合酶连锁反应(real-time PCR)等技术中。
参考文献
[编辑]- Kaur, H.; Arora, A.; Wengel, J.; Maiti, S. Thermodynamic, Counterion, and Hydration Effects for the Incorporation of Locked Nucleic Acid Nucleotides into DNA Duplexes. Biochemistry. 2006, 45 (23): 7347–55. doi:10.1021/bi060307w.
外部链接
[编辑]- A predictor for the physical properties of LNA modified oligonucleotides
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