Definition of Peptide nucleic acid

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Peptide Nucleic Acid

peptide chain elongation
peptide chain initiation
peptide chain termination
peptide chains
peptide deformylase
peptide elongation factor tu
peptide elongation factors
peptide hormone inactivating endopeptidase
peptide hydrolases
peptide initiation factors
peptide library
peptide linkage
peptide map
peptide mapping
peptide neurotransmitter
peptide nucleic acid (current term)
peptide peptidohydrolases
peptide permease
peptide phi
peptide receptor
peptide synthases
peptide synthetase
peptide t
peptide termination factors
peptide yy
peptidergic
peptides
peptidic
peptidodendrimer
peptidodendrimers

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