The circular dichroism properties of φW-14 DNA containing α-putrescinylthymine

• Published in: Biochimica et biophysica acta Vol. 838; no. 3; pp. 312 - 320
• Main Authors: Spetter, Susan, Chen, Catherine, Warren, R.A.J., Hanlon, Sue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 08.03.1985; Elsevier; North-Holland
• Subjects: Acetylation; Bacteriophages - genetics; Base Composition; Biological and medical sciences; Circular Dichroism; DNA structure; DNA, Bacterial; DNA, Viral; Escherichia coli - genetics; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hot Temperature; Molecular biophysics; Nucleic Acid Conformation; Nucleic Acid Denaturation; Osmolar Concentration; Phage φW-14; Purescylthymine; Spectroscopy : techniques and spectras; Thymine - analogs & derivatives; DNA structure; Purescylthymine; putThy; Phage φW-14; Circular dichroism; Virus; DNA; PH; Bactériophage; Bactériophage phi W14; Myoviridae

The circular dichroism properties of φW-14 DNA containing α-putrescinylthymine and its acetylated derivative have been examined in a number of aqueous solvents. Native φW-14 DNA exhibits a B-type CD spectrum whose characteristics do not entirely conform to what would be expected for its GC content (...