PNA (CURRENT_SVN) |
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SO Accession: | SO:0001184 (SOWiki) |
Definition: | An attribute describing a sequence composed of peptide nucleic acid (CHEBI:48021), a chemical consisting of nucleobases bound to a backbone composed of repeating N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine units linked by peptide bonds. The purine and pyrimidine bases are linked to the backbone by methylene carbonyl bonds. |
Synonyms: | peptide nucleic acid |
DB Xrefs: | RSC: cb |
Parent: | nucleic_acid (SO:0000348) |
Child: | PNA_oligo (SO:0001011) |
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