Study of the interaction of nucleic acid with europium(III) and CTMAB and determination of nucleic acids at nanogram levels by the second-order scattering

2005 ◽  
Vol 536 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 171-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fen Ding ◽  
Huichun Zhao ◽  
Shilv Chen ◽  
Jin Ouyang ◽  
Linpei Jin

Todd has made highly significant contributions to the chemistry of natural products, in particular in relation to compounds which play important roles in biological systems. His researches on vitamins B 1 , E and B 12 were most elegant and have had far-reaching implications, but none more so than his structural and synthetic studies in the nucleic acid field. Here he developed methods for the synthesis of the nucleosides and for their phosphorylation; his work on the way they are combined made possible the subsequent determination of the three-dimensional structure of the nucleic acids thereby providing the basis for much of the exciting activity in the nucleotide field today. Todd’s achievements arise out of a rare combination of theoretical knowledge and outstanding experimental skill, with the most judicious exploitation of modern techniques. His work and his quality as an investigator have been widely recognized by biologists as well as by organic chemists.


The Copley Medal is awarded to Lord Todd, F. R. S. Todd has made highly significant contributions to the chemistry of natural products, in particular in relation to compounds which play important roles in biological systems. His researches on vitamins B 1 , E and B 12 were most elegant and have had far-reaching implications, but none more so than his structural and synthetic studies in the nucleic acid field. Here he developed methods for the synthesis of the nucleosides and for their phosphorylation; his work on the way they are combined made possible the subsequent determination of the three-dimensional structure of the nucleic acids thereby providing the basis for much of the exciting activity in the nucleotide field today. Todd’s achievements arise out of a rare combination of theoretical knowledge and outstanding experimental skill, with the most judicious exploitation of modern techniques. His work and his quality as an investigator have been widely recognized by biologists as well as by organic chemists.


1969 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 671-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Mcallan ◽  
R. H. Smith

1. Procedures, based on those of Schmidt & Thannhauser (1945) and Schneider (1945), for the extraction and estimation of nucleic acids in bovine digesta were examined in detail.2. Final methods which were suitable for routine determination of RNA and DNA were essentially as follows. Digesta samples were extracted in the cold, first with a solution of trichloroacetic acid in ethanol, then with aqueous trichloroacetic acid solution and finally with lipid solvents. The dried residue was hydrolysed with alkali, purified by passage through a Dowex resin, and the RNA, in the form of mononucleotides, determined by U.V. absorption. DNA was determined separately in hot perchloric acid extracts of the original dried residue by colorimetric estimation of the deoxyribose content.


2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 1609-1616
Author(s):  
Qin Wei ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Bin Du ◽  
Caihong Duan

Abstract Because the fluorescence of azur A can be quenched by adding nucleic acid, a sensitive fluorometric method for determination of nucleic acids at nanogram levels was established. Using optimal conditions, the calibration curves were linear in the range of 06.0 μg/mL for calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid (ct DNA) and 07.0 μg/mL for herring sperm DNA (hs DNA). The limits of determination were 3.5 and 3.8 ng/mL, respectively, which shows the high sensitivity of this method. Triton X-100 microemulsion was applied as a sensitive media to enhance the sensitivity. The binding mode concerning the interactions of azur A with nucleic acids was also studied and the association constant with different binding numbers was obtained. The method has been applied to the determination of nucleic acid in both synthetic and real samples, such as cauliflower and pork liver, with satisfactory results.


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