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Diane K. Hancock, Frederick P. Schwarz, F H. Song, L J. Wong, Barbara C. Levin
Most pathogenic human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are Heteroplasmic and are difficult to detect when present at very low levels in a population of normal mtDNA molecules. This paper describes a simple methodology to detect low levels of the single
This table contains selected values for the pK, standard molar enthalpy of reaction {Δ} rH , and standard molar heat-capacity change {Δ} rC p for the ionization reactions of 64 buffers many of which are relevant to biochemistry and to biology. The values
Barbara C. Levin, L A. Tully, Diane K. Hancock, Frederick P. Schwarz, M S. Lee
Every human cell has from a few dozen to several thousand mitochondria each of which contain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The sequence of the entire human mtDNA (16,569 base pairs) was determined and published by Anderson et al. in 1981. A mtDNA standard
Results on electrophoretic capture of circular DNA in porous gels are reviewed. Processes, which cause arrest of circular forms of DNA during electrophoresis, can provide a very efficient separation mechanism for the purification of plasmids and bacterial
D W. Deamer, H Olsen, M Akeson, John J. Kasianowicz
Linear anionic polymers driven through the α-hemolysin channel produce ionic current blockades. Three parameters of the blockades can be measured, including blockade amplitude, duration and modulations of amplitude within a single event to test the
Tissue engineering is an emerging new area of biotechnology that will provide replacement tissues for patients, as well as complex, functional biological systems for research and testing in the pharmaceutical industry. However, a lack of a formal
With careful experimental design indexed synchrotron white-beam X-ray topographs of ribonuclease S crystals at ambient temperature could be recorded with a definition and contrast comparable to that of monochromatic beam topographs of other proteins
The polysacharide gellan forms hydrogels if a divalent ion such as calcium is added at millimolar concentrations. The gel can be reversed to solution by adding EDTA, which makes it a promising candidate for preparative electrophoretic separation of
Rebecca A. Zangmeister, K G. Olsen, David J. Ross, Michael J. Tarlov
It has been previously demonstrated that DNA, modified on the 5' end with an acrylic acid group, can be incorporated into a polyacrylamide hydrogel matrix. These types of DNA containing gels have recently been immobilized in plastic microfluidic channels
International agreements and decisions concerning global trade, the environment and health care increasingly call for mutual recognition of measurements and standards between nations. Such mutual recognition can remove technical barriers to trade
John J. Kasianowicz, S. E. Henrickson, Martin Misakian, H H. Weetall, B Robertson, Vincent M. Stanford
Polymer transport is central to many biological processes, including protein translocation, bacterial gene transduction and some modes of viral infection. To better understand the mechanisms of macromolecular transport, we are studying the ability of
R Schoske, John Butler, Peter Vallone, Margaret C. Kline, M. Prinz, A J. Redd, M F. Hammer
Y Chromosome short tandem repeat markers have a number of applications in human identity testing including typing the perpetrator of sexual assault cases without differential extraction and tracing paternal lineages for missing person investigations. In
The enzyme chorismate lyase from E. coli crystallizes in three well characterized polymorphs in identical conditions. Wild-type enzyme tends to aggregate, even in the presence of reducing agent, and yields monoclinic crystals that grow in intricate
The thermodynamics of the lipase-catalyzed esterification of glycerol with n-octanoic acid have been investigated with acetonitrile, benzene, and toluene as solvents and in the neat reaction mixture (no organic solvent added). This esterification reaction
An intron (or intervening sequence) is a segment of RNA excised from a gene transcript, with concomitant ligation of flanking segments called exons. Introns of some type are found in every kingdom of cellular life, and also in viruses, bacteriophages and
We describe a technique for the measurement of fluid temperatures in microfluidic systems based on temperature-dependent fluorescence. The technique is easy to implement with a standard fluorescence microscope and CCD camera. The efficiency of the method
Sathyavelu K. Reddy, M A. Kamireddi, K. Dhanireddi, L. Young, A M. Davis, Prasad T. Reddy
We have cloned a cya gene from a human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by complementation of catabolic defect. (Accession No. AF017731, 1977). M. tuberculosis H37Rv genome sequence revealed five genes (Rv1264, Rv1318c, Rv1319c, Rv1320c, and
The Formamidopyrimidine N-DNA glycosylase (Fpg protein) of Escherichia coli is a DNA repair enzyme that is specific for the removal of purine-derived lesions from DNA damaged by free radicals and other oxidative processes. We investigated the effect of