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Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2003 May-Aug;22(5-8):1191-4
The fluorinated olefinic peptide nucleic acid analogue (F-OPA) monomer containing the base thymine was synthesised in 13 steps. PNAs containing this unit were prepared and their pairing properties assessed by means of UV-melting experiments.