chemistry (1042) dna (816) rna (174) slu (20) saint louis university (8) aptamers (3) dana a. baum (1) dana baum (1) ribozymes (1) deoxyribozymes (1)
Our group's research focuses on functional nucleic acids (RNA and DNA). RNA and DNA are well-known for their coding roles within a cell, but in recent years, new roles for nucleic acids have been discovered. Of particular interest are the binding and catalytic abilities of nucleic acids. Nucleic acids that have the ability to bind a particular ligand (ranging from small molecules, to proteins and even whole cells) with high affinity and high specificity are called aptamers. RNA and DNA with catalytic abilit
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