In the present study, quality of surface water from five different locations on banks river Sutlej in Ropar wetland was determined by estimation physico-chemical parameters; indices; contents arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, lead and zinc; determination genotoxic potential samples using Allium cepa root chromosomal aberration assay plasmid pBR322 DNA nicking assay; a...

Germ line p53 mutations represent a genetic predisposition for cancer development. At the present time, their detection requires extensive work and their functional significance must be documented. Therefore, we have designed a simple biological assay which detects functionally significant germ line p53 mutations. This assay is based on the cloning of the patient's p53 complementary DNA into a ...

We studied the effect of hydralazine, an antihypertensive drug with lupus-inducing side effects, on the conformation ofpoly(dGm5dC) poly(dG-m5dC) and a plasmid with a 23 bp insert of (dGdC)" * (dG-dC). sequences. Using an e.l.i.s.a. with a monoclonal anti-(Z-DNA) antibody Z22, we found that hydralazine provoked the Z-DNA conformation in poly(dG-m5dC) -poly(dGm5dC) at 250-500 1uM concentration. ...

50 nm Magnetic nanocluster (MNC) was deliberately selected as an efficient probe for the magnetic relaxation switching (MRSw) assay. After surface modification of MNCs with poly(acrylic acid) to give PAA-MNCs, and employing streptavidin-biotin interactions for the MRSw assay model, a few tenths pM concentration of strepavidin could be determined.

the biodegradation of secondary amines is particularly important due to their propensity for conversion either chemically or microbiologically to n-nitrosamines which are potent carcinogens. in this research, a weak gram-positive organism was isolated from river and identified as mycobacterium. this mycobacterium grows slowly and effectively utilizes piperazine as the sole source of organic, ca...

Several real-time PCR approaches to develop field detection for Francisella tularensis, the infectious agent causing tularemia, have been explored. We report the development of a novel qualitative real-time isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for use on a small ESEQuant Tube Scanner device. The analytical sensitivity and specificity were tested using a plasmid standard a...

Aim: To construct an HEK293 cell line stably expressing human dopamine D1 receptor (D1R). Methods: cDNA was amplified by RT-PCR using total RNA from human embryo brain tissue as the template. The PCR products were subcloned into the plasmid pcDNA3 and cloned into the plasmid pcDNA3.1. The cloned D1R cDNA was sequenced and stably expressed in HEK293 cells. Expression of D1R in HEK293 cells was m...

Previous work has shown that cyclin A can be cleaved at Arg-70/Arg-71 by a proteolytic activity present in an in vitro-coupled transcription/translation system by using rabbit reticulocyte lysate programmed by plasmid DNA encoding p27(KIP1), a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, but not by plasmid DNAs encoding other cyclin-dependent kinases inhibitors. Here we report that cyclin A is also cleav...

Regulation of the terminal stage of viral DNA development, DNA packaging, is poorly understood. A new phage T4 in vitro DNA packaging assay employed purified proheads, terminase (gp17 + gp16), and ATP to encapsidate DNA resistant to nuclease. Mature phage T4 DNA and linearized plasmid DNAs containing or lacking a cloned T4 gene were packaged with high (approximately 10%) efficiency. Supercoiled...

Plasmid DNA chromatography is a powerful field in constant development and evolution. The use of this technique considered mandatory the production an efficient safe formulation to be applied for plasmid-mediated gene therapy. Concerning this, search ideal chromatographic support/ligand combination motivated scientist pursue continuous improvement on plasmid performance, looking progression lig...