Biopolym. Cell. 1990; 6(3):46-50.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00026A
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Investigation of closely bounded DNA-membrane complexes in the bacterial nucleoid composition
1Sigaeva V. A., 1Gauryushkin A. V., 1Ershov Yu. A.
  1. All-Union Research Institute of Applied Microbiology
    Obolensk, Moscow Region, USSR

Abstract

DNA-membrane complexes from E. coli were isolated by free-flow clectrophoresis. The changes in their structure after UV-irradiation were investigated. It was shown that free-flow electrophoresis can detect biomolecule damages in DNA-protein complex.
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