Introduction of peptide functions into DNA by nucleic acid peptides, NAPs

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.2004.1554

Nucleic acid peptides (NAPs) with a mimetic amino acid side residue at the base position of the nucleotide via an amide bond were synthesized from 3-deoxy-6-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)allonic acid methyl ester as the common precursor. Furthermore, an NAP with an octapeptide at the C1′ position was synthesized. The peptide-linked NAP exhibits both functions of the oligopeptide part and of the oligonucleotide part. Copyright