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Scientific Reports Mar 2024The present research investigates the double-chain deoxyribonucleic acid model, which is important for the transfer and retention of genetic material in biological...
The present research investigates the double-chain deoxyribonucleic acid model, which is important for the transfer and retention of genetic material in biological domains. This model is composed of two lengthy uniformly elastic filaments, that stand in for a pair of polynucleotide chains of the deoxyribonucleic acid molecule joined by hydrogen bonds among the bottom combination, demonstrating the hydrogen bonds formed within the chain's base pairs. The modified extended Fan sub equation method effectively used to explain the exact travelling wave solutions for the double-chain deoxyribonucleic acid model. Compared to the earlier, now in use methods, the previously described modified extended Fan sub equation method provide more innovative, comprehensive solutions and are relatively straightforward to implement. This method transforms a non-linear partial differential equation into an ODE by using a travelling wave transformation. Additionally, the study yields both single and mixed non-degenerate Jacobi elliptic function type solutions. The complexiton, kink wave, dark or anti-bell, V, anti-Z and singular wave shapes soliton solutions are a few of the creative solutions that have been constructed utilizing modified extended Fan sub equation method that can offer details on the transversal and longitudinal moves inside the DNA helix by freely chosen parameters. Solitons propagate at a consistent rate and retain their original shape. They are widely used in nonlinear models and can be found everywhere in nature. To help in understanding the physical significance of the double-chain deoxyribonucleic acid model, several solutions are shown with graphics in the form of contour, 2D and 3D graphs using computer software Mathematica 13.2. All of the requisite constraint factors that are required for the completed solutions to exist appear to be met. Therefore, our method of strengthening symbolic computations offers a powerful and effective mathematical tool for resolving various moderate nonlinear wave problems. The findings demonstrate the system's potentially very rich precise wave forms with biological significance. The fundamentals of double-chain deoxyribonucleic acid model diffusion and processing are demonstrated by this work, which marks a substantial development in our knowledge of double-chain deoxyribonucleic acid model movements.
Topics: Nonlinear Dynamics; Base Pairing; Biological Science Disciplines; Hydrogen Bonding; DNA
PubMed: 38494490
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55786-z -
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta Dec 1960
Topics: Bacteriophages; DNA
PubMed: 13749838
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3002(60)91443-8 -
Journal of Virology Jan 1971The products of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase associated with Rous sarcoma virus and avian myeloblastosis virus were characterized by correlative analyses...
The products of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase associated with Rous sarcoma virus and avian myeloblastosis virus were characterized by correlative analyses with equilibrium centrifugation and stepwise elution from hydroxyapatite. The initial enzymatic product consists of nascent DNA chains which are hydrogen-bonded to 70S viral ribonucleic acid (RNA), whereas the final enzymatic product is double-stranded DNA. Appreciable amounts of free single-stranded DNA were not detected at any point during the course of the enzymatic reaction, but the data in this regard are not decisive. The time course of synthesis of DNA:RNA hybrids and double-stranded DNA has been analyzed. It is concluded that the synthesis of double-stranded DNA is a sequel to and is probably dependent upon the synthesis of DNA:RNA hybrid.
Topics: Animals; Avian Leukosis Virus; Cattle; Centrifugation, Density Gradient; Centrifugation, Zonal; Cesium; Chick Embryo; Chromatography; DNA; DNA Nucleotidyltransferases
PubMed: 4322606
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.7.1.77-86.1971 -
The Journal of Urology Sep 1989Deoxyribonucleic acid flow cytometry was performed on aspirated prostatic cells from 198 patients who had benign cytological or histological findings. Unsatisfactory...
Deoxyribonucleic acid flow cytometry was performed on aspirated prostatic cells from 198 patients who had benign cytological or histological findings. Unsatisfactory acellular histograms were obtained from 10.6 per cent of the cases. Three-fourths of the satisfactory samples (more than 5,000 cells after subtracting debris) showed the expected single peak deoxyribonucleic acid diploid to near diploid histograms. Unexpectedly, the remaining samples were deoxyribonucleic acid aneuploid, most having 2 peridiploid peaks (deoxyribonucleic acid index 0.82 to 1.31). Usually, proliferation was low with less than 20 per cent hyperdiploid cells and with 2.5 +/- 1.5 per cent G2 cells. In 10 per cent of the single peak histograms there was evidence of inflammation, identified as an increase in hyperdiploid cells without an increased percentage of G2 cells but with a tail of high channel values. The aforementioned histogram features were considered to be benign findings. Seven per cent of the samples had deoxyribonucleic acid histograms suggestive of prostate cancer. Of these samples 7 had diploid or peridiploid aneuploid histograms with high proliferation (more than 20 per cent hyperdiploid cells with 8.5 +/- 3.8 per cent G2 cells), while 5 had histograms with deoxyribonucleic acid aneuploidy other than peridiploidy.
Topics: DNA; DNA, Neoplasm; Diploidy; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Male; Prostatic Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms; Reproducibility of Results
PubMed: 2769856
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38879-1 -
Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton,... 2010In this chapter, a multi-step protocol for covalently linking functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) oligonucleotides is...
In this chapter, a multi-step protocol for covalently linking functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) oligonucleotides is provided. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is used to characterize the initially formed amine-terminated MWCNTs, to which DNA is covalently anchored. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) investigation of the DNA-MWCNT conjugates reveals that the chemical functionalization occurs at both the ends and sidewalls of the nanotubes. The described methodology represents an important step toward the realization of DNA-guided self-assembly for carbon nanotubes.
Topics: DNA; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Nanotubes, Carbon; Spectrophotometry; X-Rays
PubMed: 20422378
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-579-8_3 -
American Journal of Obstetrics and... Apr 1986Four experiments evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of molecular techniques to detect human Y chromosome deoxyribonucleic acid. In experiment I, electrophoretic... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
Four experiments evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of molecular techniques to detect human Y chromosome deoxyribonucleic acid. In experiment I, electrophoretic separation of normal male deoxyribonucleic acid fragments after digestion with endonuclease Hae III revealed two male-specific bands of 3.4 and 2.1 kilobase (kb). These bands were not visible if the fraction of male deoxyribonucleic acid in mixed samples was less than 0.3. In experiment II, by means of a repetitive copy Y deoxyribonucleic acid probe (pS4) mapped to Yq12, a male-specific 2.3 kb band was detectable in mixtures of 2.5 ng of male deoxyribonucleic acid and 997.5 ng of 45,X female deoxyribonucleic acid. In experiment III, hybridization with the pS4 probe was performed on the deoxyribonucleic acid of 20 subjects with a normal or a variant Y chromosome. In experiment IV, deoxyribonucleic acid from the same subjects was hybridized to a single copy probe (4B-2) mapped to the Yq11 region. Deoxyribonucleic acid from category A subjects (n = 8) with cytologically normal Y chromosomes hybridized to both deoxyribonucleic acid probes. Deoxyribonucleic acid from category B subjects (n = 2), including a variant Y chromosome that was negative for Q-banding but positive for C-bands, hybridized with the distal pS4 and proximal 4B-2 probes. Deoxyribonucleic acid from category C subjects (n = 10) with variant Y chromosomes uniformly negative for Q- and C-bands, did not hybridize with the pS4 probe. Deoxyribonucleic acid from three of the 10 category C subjects did hybridize to the more proximal sequence-detecting 4B-2 probe. Deoxyribonucleic acid from the remaining seven subjects in category C did not hybridize with either of the deoxyribonucleic acid probes.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Chromosome Banding; DNA; DNA Restriction Enzymes; Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Escherichia coli; Female; Humans; Infant; Karyotyping; Male; Mosaicism; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Phenotype; Plasmids; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Sex Characteristics; Sex Chromosome Aberrations; Y Chromosome
PubMed: 3008557
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90446-1 -
Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso. Protein,... Feb 1973
Review
Topics: Alkylating Agents; Carbon Isotopes; Centrifugation, Density Gradient; DNA; DNA Repair; DNA, Bacterial; Endonucleases; Escherichia coli; Methylation; Mitomycins; Mustard Compounds; Tritium
PubMed: 4569731
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The Journal of Biological Chemistry Apr 1961
Topics: Bacteriophages; Communicable Diseases; DNA
PubMed: 13769973
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Journal of Separation Science Aug 2020This study aimed to identify Pheretima aspergillum (Guang-Pheretima) and its adulterants using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I based deoxyribonucleic acid barcoding...
This study aimed to identify Pheretima aspergillum (Guang-Pheretima) and its adulterants using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I based deoxyribonucleic acid barcoding technology, and further to evaluate their quality using an optimized high-performance liquid chromatography method. For deoxyribonucleic acid barcoding identification, the Kimura-2-Parameter model was used to analyze genetic distance, and phylogenetic neighbor-joining tree was constructed for species identification of 20 labeled Guang-Pheretima samples. A high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed for the simultaneous determination of seven nucleoside components for quality evaluation. Compared with the GenBank database, 10 samples were identified as real Guang-Pheretima (P. aspergillum), and the others as the adulterants-Metaphire magna. The maximum intraspecific genetic distances of c oxidase subunit I sequence for P. aspergillum were smaller than the minimum interspecific genetic distances between P. aspergillum and M. magna. Ten P. aspergillum and 10 M. magna samples were clearly clustered in the neighbor-joining tree. The contents of seven nucleosides components in P. aspergillum were significantly higher than that in its adulterant-M. magna. The incidence of adulterants for Guang-Pheretima was high (up to 50%) with an alarming quality. This study provided a powerful idea for the quality evaluation of other highly valuable plant- or animal-derived products for safety concerns to avoid misidentification.
Topics: Animals; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Cyclooxygenase 1; DNA; Nucleosides; Oligochaeta; Quality Control
PubMed: 32419363
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202000283 -
Journal of Bacteriology Aug 1961Firshein, W. (Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.). Effects of deoxyribonucleic acid products on respiration of virulent and avirulent pneumococci. J. Bacteriol....
Firshein, W. (Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.). Effects of deoxyribonucleic acid products on respiration of virulent and avirulent pneumococci. J. Bacteriol. 82:181-186. 1961.-In the presence of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) + deoxyribonuclease + mixtures of deoxynucleosides and deoxynucleotides (supplement-1) which had previously been shown to enhance DNA synthesis in virulent (S) pneumococci without affecting such synthesis in avirulent (R) pneumococci, a significant enhancement of glucose oxidation was observed over control levels in S cells of types I, II, and III. In contrast, this supplement either depressed oxygen uptake or had no effect when R or weakly virulent (I) pneumococci were present. In the absence of glucose, S cells were unable to oxidize supplement-1 extensively, whereas R cells exhibited definite activity in this respect. Supplement-1 enhanced glucose oxidation specifically and was not oxidized in the process. The selective advantage produced by the DNA products in S cells could not be explained on the basis of nitrogen content, since a substance containing twice as much of this element as that found in the entire supplement did not enhance oxygen uptake to the extent that was observed with supplement-1.
Topics: Cell Respiration; DNA; DNA Replication; Deoxyribonucleases; Streptococcus pneumoniae
PubMed: 13699772
DOI: 10.1128/jb.82.2.181-186.1961