Determination of DNA base composition by small scale acrylamide-CsCl gradient centrifugation

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-160

  Ahn, Il Young ^a   Winter, Carlos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CsCl gradient; DNA; GC content; Polyacrylamide; Ultracentrifugation

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; CESIUM CHLORIDE; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DETERMINATION; DOCUMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; OSCHEIUS TIPULAE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRYLAMIDE; ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; BIOPHYSICS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CESIUM; CHLORIDES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; TEMPERATURE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 21344447790     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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