PNA

Term ID

SO:0001184

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.

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology