phosphoramidite

(noun)

Any of a class of organic compounds formally derived from a phosphite by replacing a >P-O-R with a >P-N<R2 group; used in the synthesis of nucleic acids, etc.

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Examples of phosphoramidite in the following topics:

  • Synthesizing DNA

    • Currently, the process is implemented as solid-phase synthesis using phosphoramidite method and phosphoramidite building blocks derived from protected 2'-deoxynucleosides (dA, dC, dG, and T), ribonucleosides (A, C, G, and U), or chemically modified nucleosides, e.g.