Rapid determination of plasmid copy number

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 219-229

  Schmidt, Torsten ^a   Friehs, Karl ^a   Flaschel, Erwin ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; DNA quantification; Laser induced fluorescence; Plasmid copy number; Plasmid isolation; Recombinant Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROCESS CONTROL;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA QUANTIFICATION; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; PLASMID COPY NUMBER; PLASMID ISOLATION; RECOMBINANT ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030595040     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01519-2     Document Type: Article

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