Abstract
An evaluation of hybridization and modification abilities of new types of photoactivatable oligoribonucleotide conjugates bearing p‐azidotetrafluorobenzamide group at the N4 of cytosine is presented.
Acknowledgments
We wish to thank D.V. Pyshnyi for synthesis of DNA target and performing the melting experiments. This work was supported in part by RFBR (grants No. 99‐04‐49537 and 01‐04‐06538mas) and by CRDF (Award NO‐008‐X1).