Merck, D2001-5MG, Deoxyribonucleic acid sodium salt from Escherichia coli strain B

Application
Escherichia coli DNA has many uses in research. Escherichia coli DNA (ecDNA) is used in studies of DNA binding agents that modulate DNA structure and function. E. coli DNA is used in physicochemical studies of DNA behavior in solution, and to evaluate species-specific DNA structures and binding domains. This DNA is particularly useful for genomic analysis, including PCR, library construction in bacteriophage lambda, and in heterologous pre-hybridization and hybridization protocols.
Deoxyribonucleic acid sodium salt from Escherichia coli strain B has been used to measure the melting temperature (Tm) and in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies. It has also been used as a template sequence in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Preparation Note
Prepared by procedure of Marmur, J., J. Mol. Biol., 3, 208 (1961).