title: Capillary gel electrophoresis of single-stranded DNA fragments with UV detection.
abstract: Capillary gel electrophoresis has proven to be a powerful tool in biomedical research. We report our investigation of some of the critical parameters affecting separations of single-stranded DNA fragments as monitored by ultraviolet (UV) absorbance detection. Although not as sensitive as laser-induced fluorescence (LIF), UV absorbance detection allows one to calculate quite accurately, and inexpensively, the molarity of each separated DNA fragment and, moreover, the signal "fading" effect normally observed with LIF detection can be, in many cases, substituted for fluorescence to detect the many different single-stranded DNAs, as well as for detection of sequencing reactions.
authors.affiliation: Genomyx Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080.
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Bente
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D003090:Coliphages / Q000235:genetics; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000032:analysis*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004279:DNA, Viral