The unwinding of circular DNA by intercalating agents as determined by gel electrophoresis
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- DOI: 10.1007/BF01121956
The unwinding of circular DNA by intercalating agents as determined by gel electrophoresis
Abstract
The conventional counting of electrophoretically resolvable topoisomers is an attractive technique for determining the number of superhelical turns in a closed circular DNA molecule. The method can be extended in order to determine the unwinding produced by a drug, if its binding constants are known under similar environmental conditions. Ethidium bromide was found to unwind a DNA molecule derived from the plasmid pBR322 by 26.0 degrees in a magnesium-containing buffer. The method is convenient for investigating the possible effects of different environmental changes (such as ionic strength, ionic species, or temperature) on the unwinding angle produced by a particular drug. It can also give an early indication of multiple modes of binding.
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