abstract |
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid analog having the formula: <IMAGE> where R is a compound selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, a hydrophilic group or a hydrophobic group, n is greater than or equal to 2, and Base is uracil, adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine or hypoxanthine, with Bases in the analog being the same or different. Further, the present invention relates to a processes for making and using the analog. |