Admixture comprising a target molecule and a nucleic acid mimic comprising sterically bulky substituents
US7569659B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07H21/00
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns compositions comprising a nucleic acid mimic. The compositions may be used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases amenable through modulation of nucleic acids which encode proteins that are implicated in disease states. In accordance with preferred embodiments, mimics are comprised of non-naturally occurring backbones to which are appended modified heterocyclic bases. Such bases preferably have sterically bulky substituents 1, 2, or 3 atoms removed from the sites of attachment to the backbone.
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