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Topological Links between Duplex DNA and a Circular DNA Single Strand |
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| Authors: | Heiko Kuhn Vadim V. Demidov Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii |
| Abstract: | DNA nanostructures of building blocks topologically linked at a precise position can be assembled from DNA duplexes and circularized oligonucleotides with the aid of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs). Shown schematically is a linked catenane yielding an earring topological DNA label. |
| Keywords: | Catenanes DNA structures Nanostructures Rotaxanes Supramolecular chemistry |