ABSTRACT
DMT dimethoxytrityl DNA deoxyribonucleic acid dNTP deoxyribo-NTP Ea activation energy EI electron impact EM electromagnetic EPA eicosapentaenoic acid ESI electrospray ionization FAD flavin adenine dinucleotide fid free induction decay FT Fourier transform FTIR Fourier transform infrared G Gibbs free energy G guanine GC gas chromatography HFC hydrofluorocarbon HHb hemoglobin HHbO2 oxyhemoglobin HIV human immunodeficiency virus HOMO highest occupied molecular
orbit HPLC high performance liquid
chromatography
IR infrared IUPAC International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry LUMO lowest unoccupied molecular
orbit miRNA microRNA MO molecular orbital Mr relative formula mass mRNA messenger RNA MS mass spectrometry NAD+ nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide (oxidized form) NADH nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide (reduced form) NMR nuclear magnetic resonance nOe nuclear Overhauser effect NTP nucleotide triphosphate [O] oxidizing agents OH hydroxyl group ORD optical rotatory dispersion p.p.m. parts per million RNA ribonucleic acid RNAi RNA interference rNTP ribo-NTP rRNA ribosomal RNA S entropy siRNA small interfering RNA T thymine TBDMS tertiary butyl dimethylsilyl tRNA transfer RNA u atomic mass unit U uracil UV ultraviolet UV/vis ultraviolet/visible
