Comparison of DNA and RNA quantification methods suitable for parameter estimation in metabolic modeling of microorganisms

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-203

  De Mey, Marjan ^a   Lequeux, Gaspard ^b   Maertens, Jo ^b   De Maeseneire, Sofie ^a   Soetaert, Wim ^a   Vandamme, Erick ^a  

^a Faculty of Bioscience Engineering   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Metabolic modeling; Nucleic acid quantification; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; CITRUS FRUITS; COLORIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; REAGENTS; RNA; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCURATE QUANTIFICATIONS; COLORIMETRIC REACTION; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; FLUOROSCOPY; METABOLIC MODELING; NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION; QUANTIFICATION METHODS; UV ABSORBANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

DNA;

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; DIPHENYLAMINE; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; THIAZOLE ORANGE;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; MODEL; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YEAST;

EID: 33646830639     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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