Uniformly modified oligonucleotides with a novel sugar-phosphate backbone c
ontaining internucleoside 3'-NHP(O)(S-)O-5' linkages were synthesized. Thes
e oligonucleotides were found to retain the high RNA binding affinity of th
e parent oligonucleotide N3'-->P5' phosphoramidates and to exhibit a much h
igher acid stability. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.