Templated molecules and methods for using such molecules

摘要

Biological systems allow template-directed synthesis of α-peptides. The present invention enables a system that allows template-directed synthesis of other types of polymers as well as α-peptides. The present invention relates to templated molecules and templated molecules linked to a predetermined template. The templated molecules comprise a sequence of functional groups that are linked together. Each functional group is initially linked to an element capable of complementing a predetermined coding element of the template. Following complementation of a coding element, or complementation of a plurality of coding elements, the appended functional groups are linked and the templated moleculed is formed.