TOWARDS A MOLECULAR DESCRIPTION OF PULSED-FIELD GEL-ELECTROPHORESIS

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作者
BUSTAMANTE, C [1 ]
GURRIERI, S [1 ]
SMITH, SB [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OREGON,DEPT CHEM,EUGENE,OR 97403
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10.1016/0167-7799(93)90071-G
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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 ;
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An improved understanding of the molecular processes of migration and reorientation of DNA molecules undergoing conventional and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) should provide the basis for the rational optimization of these techniques. This review of common pulsed-field methods emphasizes the range of their applications as well as their current limitations. The molecular mechanisms involved in electrophoresis, as they are beginning to emerge from a combination of direct observations using a microscope and computer-modeling studies, are also discussed.
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