DNA degradation at elevated temperatures after plasmid amplification in amino acid-starved Escherichia coli cells

被引:10
作者
Neubauer, P
Wrobel, B
Wegrzyn, G
机构
[1] UNIV GDANSK,DEPT BIOL MOLEC,GENET MOLEC LAB,PL-80822 GDANSK,POLAND
[2] UNIV HALLE WITTENBERG,INST BIOTECHNOL,D-06120 HALLE,GERMANY
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10.1007/BF00142952
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Amino acid starvation of Escherichia coli relA mutants may be used as a method for efficient plasmid DNA amplification. Here we demonstrate. DNA degradation which occurs at elevated temperatures (42-43 degrees C) after plasmid amplification in amino acid-starved bacteria. These results may explain the, previously described low efficiency of plasmid DNA amplification at elevated temperatures.
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