CHANGE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER STRUCTURE IN A GIANT DNA INDUCED BY 4',6-DIAMIDINO-2-PHENYLINDOLE AS A MINOR-GROOVE BINDER AND ETHIDIUM-BROMIDE AS AN INTERCALATOR

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作者
MATSUZAWA, Y [1 ]
YOSHIKAWA, K [1 ]
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[1] NAGOYA UNIV,GRAD SCH HUMAN INFORMAT,NAGOYA 46401,JAPAN
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NUCLEOSIDES & NUCLEOTIDES | 1994年 / 13卷 / 6-7期
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10.1080/15257779408012161
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
From a quantitative study of the contour length and the persistent length of DNA molecules with fluorescence microscopy, it is shown that 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and ethidium bromide (EB) change the higher order structure of DNA in a different manner.
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