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Cyclen 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane

Dda 1,3-dideaza-20-deoxyadenosine

DFT Density function theory

Dipic Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate

Dipam Pyridine-2.6-dicarboxamide

2,2 0 -Dipicolylamine

DPA

Dpp Diphenylphenanthroline

ds Double stranded

en Ethylenediamine

EPR Electron paramagnetic resonance

ESI Electron spray ionization

eq Equivalent

GNA Glycol nucleic acid

H Hydroxypyridone

IR Infrared

L Ligand

LNA Locked nucleic acid

M-DNA Metal-containing DNA

MeBpy Methyl bipyridine

Me-Dipam Pyridine-2,6-(N-methyl-)dicarboxamide

NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance

PEG Polyethylene glycol

PNA Peptide nucleic acid

2PA Bis-(2-pyridylmethyl)-amine

Pur P 6-(2 0 -Pyridyl)-purine

Py Pyridine

Pyr P 4-(2 0 -Pyridyl)-pyrimidine

Q 8-Hydroxyquinoline

Sal Salicylaldehyde

N,N 0 -bis(salicylidene)ethylendiamine Salen

SAMs Self-assembled monolayers

Spy 2,6-Bis(ethylthiomethyl)pyridine

ss Single stranded

TAR Trans-activation response

T m Melting temperature

Tpy Terpyridine

UNA Unlocked nucleic acid.

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