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Oligonucleotide analogs containing sulfur linkages

US5216141A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 1988
Grant dateJun 1, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H21/00
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Analogs of DNA containing sulfides, sulfoxides, and sulfones as linking groups between subunits capable of forming bonds with natural oligonucleotides are described. The analogs are lipophilic, stable to chemical degradation under a wide range of conditions and stable to enzymatic degradation in vivo.

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