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Abstract
Through the use of a pseudo-peptidic backbone, peptide nucleic acids (PNA) mimic the functionality of native nucleic acids while enjoying improved binding affinity and metabolic stability. However, many aspects of the application of PNA to biological and medicinal settings still requires sequence specific optimisation. This review highlights key areas for refinement, including synthesis, tuning of physical properties, cell permeability and analysis, including common strategies for the pracitioner to apply in each area.
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is an international journal using integrated research in chemistry-organic chemistry. Founded in 2003 by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the journal is published in Semimonthly issues and has been indexed by SCIE, a leading international database. The journal focuses on the key research and cutting-edge progress in the field of chemistry-organic chemistry, publishes and reports the research results in this field in a timely manner, and is committed to becoming a window and platform for rapid academic exchanges among peers in this field. The journal's impact factor in 2023 is 2.9, and its CiteScore is 5.5.