New Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

After the success of the Special Issues “Nucleic Acid Analogs”, edited by Molecules in 2012, and “Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry”, edited in 2015, we are happy to announce the launch of a Topical Collection on these topics. Synthetic oligonucleotides have become essential tools for biological, biomedical, and nanotechnology researches and have also shown promising results in therapeutics and diagnostics. Novel oligonucleotide derivatives with tailored properties are being continuously developed since their specific recognition and unique folding characteristics allow to obtain potential drugs or drug delivery agents, biosensors, diagnostic agents, etc. Along with this development, nucleic acid research is taking new directions as well: synthesis and applications of even more complex molecules, like synthetic RNA analogues (peptide nucleic acids, locked nucleic acids, morpholino oligos, conjugates, etc.), highly informative analytical methods (e.g., those based on mass spectrometry), study of higher-order structures (triple and quadruple helices), investigation of molecular electronic devices based on smart, self-assembling oligonucleotide analogues, to name just a few. The study of the properties of modified nucleic acids brings together many different branches of science, such as molecular biology, chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, medicine, materials science, and synthetic biology.

The Topical Collection of Molecules, “New Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry”, will concentrate on the latest developments in nucleic acids chemistry. We cordially invite all the researchers involved in this exciting field to contribute to the continuing success of the Topical Collection “New Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry”.

Prof. Dr. Ramon Eritja
Dr. Lajos Kovács
Prof. Dr. Daniela Montesarchio
Collection Editors

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