Self-assembled nanostructures based on DNA: towards the development of nanobiotechnology.
DNA is a promising construction material for the supramolecular 'bottom-up' engineering of artificial nanostructured devices. The use of DNA for the selective positioning of macromolecular components, the fabrication of nanostructured DNA scaffolds, as well as the DNA-templated synthesis of nanometer-sized and mesoscopic complexes, consisting of inorganic and bioorganic compounds, are exciting areas of current research.
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Universität Bremen, FB 2-UFT, Biotechnologie und Molekulare Genetik, Leobener Strasse, D-28359, Bremen, Germany. cmn@biotec.uni-bremen.de
D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology; D004247:DNA / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D013698:Templates, Genetic
D004247:DNA