title: XVIth symposium on chemistry of nucleic acid components.
abstract: SCNAC, the XVIth Symposium on Chemistry of Nucleic Acid Components, was held in Český Krumlov (Czech Republic) in June. This year's symposium, which covered the chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics and chemical biology of nucleobases, nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids attracted more than 150 participants from 21 countries to its lectures, oral communications and poster presentations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Gent University, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent (Belgium).
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gheerardijn
authors.forename: Annemieke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madder
mesh_terms: D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D006801:Humans; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids
keywords: DNA nanotechnology; G-quadruplexes; epigenetics; genetic code expansion; nucleic acids; nucleoside analogues