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What is RNA

Chapter 18
Handbook of Research on Green Synthesis and Applications of Nanomaterials
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule similar to DNA. Unlike DNA, RNA is single-stranded. An RNA strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (ribose) and phosphate groups. Attached to each sugar is one of four bases--adenine (A), uracil (U), cytosine (C), or guanine (G). Different types of RNA exist in the cell: messenger RNA (mRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and transfer RNA (tRNA). More recently, some small RNAs have been found to be involved in regulating gene expression.
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Use of Nanoparticles to Combat COVID-19
Ashish Kumar (Lovely Professional University, India) and Abhinay Thakur (Lovely Professional University, India)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 29
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8936-6.ch018
Abstract
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the unexpected coronavirus pneumonia pandemic a public health crisis of global significance. COVID-19 in its most severe form can cause coagulation issues and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Due to viral modifications and the advent of new viral strains, the efficiency of traditional treatments for viral infections is rapidly fading. To overcome the limitations and to improve anti-viral treatments, integrated scientific research toward nanotechnology treatment investigations are anticipated for probable use in the prevention and/or treatment of viral infections. This chapter focuses on nano-based diagnostics, accompanied by a study of nano-based therapeutics and treatments that have been shown to be effective against viruses that are closely related to SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, the authors anticipate that nanotechnology-based approaches mentioned throughout this chapter will aid researchers in developing new COVID-19 prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods.
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Advanced Approaches to Diagnose and Treat the Chronic Autoimmune Disorders: Multimodal Molecular Imaging
Ribonucleic acid, a basic molecule of life carrying information. Exists in plethora of variants, plays key role in most of cellular or molecular biological processes and despite the fact that its role is to significant extent not yet recognized, it is supposed to be the first evolving molecule of life. Complementary to DNA.
Published in Chapter: Advanced Approaches to Diagnose and Treat the Chronic Autoimmune Disorders: Multimodal Molecular Imaging; From: Handbook of Research on Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Conditions
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