Published 1977 | Version v1
Journal article

Difference in melting profiles of gamma irradiated DNA from chicken erythrocytes and from Escherichia coli B/r

  • 1. Lodz Univ. (Poland)

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Effects of gamma irradiation on melting curves of DNA from chicken erythrocytes and Escherichia coli B/r were compared. Considerable changes, following gamma irradiation in the case of chicken erythrocytes DNA and no changes in the case of DNA from Escherichia coli B/r were observed. To explain the lack of changes in gamma irradiated samples of DNA from Escherichia coli B/r it was assumed that the original effects of irradiation were obscured by the process of renaturation of DNA. To exclude the above mentioned effect, examination of gamma irradiated DNA from Escherichia coli B/r was carried out with the addition of formaldehyde immediately after irradiation of the sample. Using this procedure changes of melting profiles of DNA from Escherichia coli B/r were demonstrated. (author)

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Journal Title
Zesz. Nauk. Uniw. Lodz., Ser. II
Journal Issue
no.11
Series
Zesz. Nauk. Uniw. Lodz., Ser. II.