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Quantitation of nanogram amounts of nucleic acids in the presence of proteins by the ethidium bromide staining technique.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1708186     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Modification of the method for determining low amounts of RNA and DNA is proposed. It consists in nucleic acid staining in solution with EtBr (1 microgram/ml) followed by photography of 10 microliters drops on a UV-transparent plate under UV illumination. Densitometric measurements of the Polaroid negatives were used to construct standard concentration curves in the range of 1-16 micrograms/ml of DNA or RNA. This permitted to determine nucleic acid in amounts as little as 10 micrograms. The measurements were not influenced by the presence of proteins such as bovine serum albumin, DNase, RNase or proteinase K, thus the method proposed may be useful in determining the nucleic acid content of very small samples or of scarce biological material.
Authors:
B Olszańska; A Borgul
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta biochimica Polonica     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0001-527X     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Biochim. Pol.     Publication Date:  1990  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-05-17     Completed Date:  1991-05-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  14520300R     Medline TA:  Acta Biochim Pol     Country:  POLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  59-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
DNA / analysis*
Densitometry / methods
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Ethidium
Female
Fluorescence
Mice
Microchemistry
Oocytes / chemistry
Quail
RNA / analysis*
Staining and Labeling
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
3546-21-2/Ethidium; 63231-63-0/RNA; 9007-49-2/DNA

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