ASSAY FOR NANOGRAM QUANTITIES OF DNA IN CELLULAR HOMOGENATES
ASSAY FOR NANOGRAM QUANTITIES OF DNA IN CELLULAR HOMOGENATES
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DOI:
10.1016/0003-2697(79)90690-0
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
JAMES, TW
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作者:
BRUNK, CF;JONES, KC;JAMES, TW
The DNA concentration of a crude cellular homogenate can be measured accurately in the ngram range using the fluorescence enhancement of 4'',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) or bisbenzimidazole (Hoechst H 33258) complexed with DNA. A simple assay was devised including an internal standard, which allows reliable measurement and compensates for any quenching due to cellular components or buffer. The fluorescence enhancement is highly specific for DNA; no other cell component produces significant fluorescence. The response is linear over a broad dynamic range making the measurement of unknown DNA concentrations convenient. [The method was applied to homogenates of Tetrahymena thermophila and rat muscle L6 cells.].