Densitometric quantification of DNA topoisomers in ethidium bromide-stained agarose gels and chemiluminescence-detected X ray films

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 835-839

  Topcu, Zeki ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Densitometry; DNA topoisomers; Ethidium bromide

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; ETHIDIUM;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONFORMATION; DENSITOMETRY; DNA SUPERCOILING; IN VITRO STUDY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CATTLE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; DENSITOMETRY; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ETHIDIUM; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 0034574843     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2000_4001     Document Type: Article

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