Rapid quantitation and monitoring of plasmid DNA using an ultrasensitive DNA-binding dye

Autor: Ronan D. O'Kennedy, Eli Keshavarz-Moore, N. Abidi, M. S. Levy, I. S. Noites
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 66:195-201
ISSN: 1097-0290
0006-3592
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(1999)66:3<195::aid-bit8>3.0.co;2-6
Popis: A sensitive fluorescence-based method for monitoring plasmid DNA during production was investigated. This simple method of assaying for plasmid DNA allows rapid monitoring of plasmid yields from a recombinant Escherichia coli fed-batch fermentation. The assay has several advantages over traditional methods of plasmid DNA measurement. The fluorescent dye is highly specific and can measure total plasmid DNA concentration in about 5 min. The assay is sensitive over a wide range of plasmid concentrations of between 15 and 280 ng/mL, even in the presence of impurities that occur within alkaline lysate preparations. The technique can also be applied to monitoring fermentation and downstream purification steps.
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