OLIGONUCLEOTIDES WHEREIN AT LEAST ONE NON-TERMINAL PYRIMIDINE IS MODIFIED AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC OR PHARMACEUTICAL USE IN VIRAL INFECTIONS, CANCER OR DISEASES IN WHICH INTEGRINS OR CELL ADHESION RECEPTORS ARE ACTIVE

摘要

Oligonucleotides (I) having at least one non-terminal pyrimidine nucleoside modified and additionally having the 5'- and/or 3'-terminal modified are new, with some specific exclusions. Oligonucleotides (I) having at least one non-terminal pyrimidine nucleoside modified and additionally having the 5'- and/or 3'-terminal modified are new, with the exception of oligonucleotides in which all of the nucleosides are modified and Cys asterisk -Ala-Cys-Cys-Ala asterisk -Ala-Cys-Cys-Thr asterisk -Cys-Thr-Thr-Cys asterisk -Cys-Ala-Cys-Ala-, Cys asterisk -Ala-Cys asterisk -Cys-Ala asterisk -Ala-Cys asterisk -Thr-Thr-Cys-Thr asterisk -Thr-Cys asterisk -Cys-Ala asterisk -Cys-Ala-, Cys-Ala asterisk -Cys-Cys asterisk -Ala-Ala asterisk -Cys-Thr asterisk -Thr-Cys asterisk -Thr-Thr asterisk -Cys-Cys asterisk -Ala-Cys asterisk -Ala- and Cys-Ala-Cys asterisk -Cys asterisk -Ala-Ala-Cys asterisk -Thr asterisk -Thr-Cys-Thr asterisk -Thr asterisk -Thr-Cys-Cys-Ala asterisk -Cys asterisk -Ala. An Independent claim is included for the preparation of (I) by chemical synthesis.