A radiation target method for size determination of supercoiled plasmid DNA

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-233

  Anchordoquy, T J ^a   Molina, M dC ^a   Kempner, E S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Plasmid; Radiation; Target analysis

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT RADIATION; RADIATION;

AGAROSE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON; PLASMID; RADIATION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; SUPERCOILED DNA; TARGET ANALYSIS;

DNA;

PLASMID DNA; POLYNUCLEOTIDE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STAINING; SURVIVAL;

EID: 58149402111     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.10.049     Document Type: Article

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