Article
Base modifications in plasmid DNA caused by potassium permanganate.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 1 Oct 1990
Akman S A, Doroshow J H, Dizdaroglu M
Abstract excerpt
KMnO4 is a powerful oxidizing agent which has been used to modify DNA bases. In previous studies, mild KMnO4 treatment has been shown to preferentially modify Thy; Cyt and Gua are modified only under harsher conditions to as yet unidentified products. In the present study, denatured plasmid pCMV beta gal DNA was exposed to 0.015-1.5 mM KMnO4, pH 8.6, at 4 degrees C for 5 min, after which the DNA was hydrolyzed in...
Topics
- Adenine
- Cytosine
- DNA Damage
- Escherichia coli
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
- Guanine
- Mutation
- Plasmids
- Potassium Permanganate
- Thymine
