oligonucleotide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of oligonucleotide
First recorded in 1940–45; oligo- + nucleotide
Example Sentences
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Through the acquisition, Novartis is also gaining access to a new class of RNA therapeutics, called antibody oligonucleotide conjugate, with a platform that enables delivering RNA therapy to muscle, UBS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The announcement came a week after drugmakers Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals said they are terminating development of BIIB105, an antisense oligonucleotide for ALS that showed disappointing results in an early-stage clinical study.
From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024
The noteworthy aspect of this method is the elimination of the need for specialized and expensive ON building blocks to integrate peptides into the oligonucleotide sequence.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
Another genetic approach that is a bit gray around the categorical edges is known as oligonucleotide therapy.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2021
Even if oligonucleotide strands could make it to a cell that contained the target mRNA, that cell has an outer membrane that acts as a barrier to prevent the oligonucleotides from getting inside.
From Nature ● Dec. 3, 2019
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