Scott K. Silverman
Angew. Chem. Int. Engl., 2010, 49, 7180-7201
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200906345

Abstract

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material common to all of Earth’s organisms. Our biological understanding of DNA is extensive and well‐exploited. In recent years, chemists have begun to develop DNA for nonbiological applications in catalysis, encoding, and stereochemical control. This Review summarizes key advances in these three exciting research areas, each of which takes advantage of a different subset of DNA’s useful chemical properties.