Sequence-defined polymer

Sequence-defined polymer (Syn. sequence-specific polymer, sequence-ordered polymer) is a uniform macromolecule with an exact chain-length and a perfectly defined sequence of monomers.^[1][2] In other words, each monomer unit is at a defined position in the chain e.g. peptides, proteins, oligonucleotides.^[3] Sequence-defined polymers constitute therefore a subclass of the field of sequence-controlled polymers.^[1][4]

References

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