Term Name: | PNA |
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Synonyms: | peptide nucleic acid |
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. |
Ontology: | Sequence Ontology [SO:0001184] |