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Catenanes
Medical Definition: | Complex compounds where two cyclic molecules are interlaced together as links in a chain. They have potential use in NANOTECHNOLOGY. |
Guide Notes: | coord with specific Cat D chemical structure term if pertinent |
DNA, Catenated - CIRCULAR DNA that is interlaced together as links in a chain. It is used as an assay for the activity of DNA TOPOISOMERASES. It is distinguished from CONCATENATED DNA in being attached loop to loop. |
Catenanes Medical Definitions and Terms
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