locked nucleic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a synthetic form of RNA, in which the ribose is modified to be locked into a specific conformation by adding extra chemical bonding.

Word forms

locked nucleic acid locked nucleic acids

Derived words

LNA
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