P Cavatorta, M L Barcellona, M Avitabile, J von Berger, L Masotti
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Tb3+ has been tested as a probe to determine G + C per cent composition of DNA. DAPI, a fluorescent dye specific for A + T bases, has been employed at the same time as a complementary probe. Using calf thymus DNA (G + C = 40%; A + T = 60%), it has been found that the binding of the two dyes is independent, and that one binding site every 12,5 nucleotides exists for Tb3+ and one binding site every 8.3 nucleotides for DAPI. The simultaneous use of Tb3+ and DAPI allows therefore the monitoring of A-T, G-C sequences.
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