Blocked up: Amphiphilic DNA-block copolymers were prepared in a fully automated single process by using a DNA synthesizer. These materials formed micelles in aqueous solution which were applied as a scaffold for DNA-templated organic reactions (see picture, red and green balls=reactants, yellow bar=new bond). For a novel fluorogenic reaction, the DNA-templated conversions were detected by fluorescence spectroscopy.
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Alemdaroglu et al. (2006) studied this question.