This book describes emerging, non-conventional methods for probing the interactions of small molecules with nucleic acids as well as modern computational methods for assessment. By highlighting novel methods for nucleic acid/ligand interactions, the text presents drug developing companies with a survey of possible future techniques as well as their drawbacks and advantages with respect to common techniques. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, this book is designed to inspire young scientists to continue and advance these methods into fruition, especially in light of current...

This book spans diverse aspects of modified nucleic acids, from chemical synthesis and spectroscopy to in vivo applications, and highlights studies on chemical modifications of the backbone and nucleobases. Topics discussed include fluorescent pyrimidine and purine analogs, enzymatic approaches to the preparation of modified nucleic acids, emission and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for studying nucleic acid structure and dynamics, non-covalent binding of low- and high-MW ligands to nucleic acids and the design of unnatural base pairs. This unique book addresses new...