title: A new approach to revealing point mutations in DNA analyzed by colorimetric detection.
abstract: A new approach to detection of point mutations in an amplified DNA was developed. The approach is based on highly selective ligation (T4 DNA ligase) of a tandem of short oligonucleotides one of which contains the biotin group. The ligation product is formed only when the hybridization complex DNA/tandem is formed and the tandem is perfect. The hybridization complex DNA/(biotinylated ligation product) was separated from the biotinylated component of the tandem by UV-immobilization of the reaction mixture on a nylon membrane. The immobilized hybridization complex was detected colorimetrically by a streptavidin-alkaline phosphatase cojugate with a chromogenic substrate.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, SD, RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia. kmr@yandex.ru
authors.forename: Marsel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabilov
authors.forename: Dmitrii
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pyshnyi
authors.forename: Grigorii
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dymshits
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zarytova
authors.forename: Evgenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ivanova
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D017354:Point Mutation; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral