The abbreviated name,‘mfold web server’,describes a number of closely related software applications available on the World Wide Web (WWW) for the prediction of the secondary structure of single stranded nucleic acids. The objective of this web server is to provide easy access to RNA and DNA folding and hybridization software to the scientific community at large. By making use of universally available web GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces),the server circumvents the problem of portability of this software. Detailed output,in the form of structure plots with or without reliability information,single strand frequency plots and ‘energy dot plots’, are available for the folding of single sequences. A variety of ‘bulk’ servers give less information,but in a shorter time and for up to hundreds of sequences at once. The portal for the mfold web server is http://www.bioinfo.rpi.edu/applications/ mfold. This URL will be referred to as ‘MFOLDROOT’.

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Mfold web server for nucleic acid folding and hybridization prediction

A procedure for the isolation of deoxyribonucleic acid from micro-organisms

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Studies on transformation of Escherichia coli with plasmids

3.2.3. Hydroformylation 2467 3.2.4. Dimerization 2468 3.2.5. Oxidative Cleavage and Ozonolysis 2469 3.2.6. Metathesis 2470 4. Terpenes 2472 4.1. Pinene 2472 4.1.1. Isomerization: R-Pinene 2472 4.1.2. Epoxidation of R-Pinene 2475 4.1.3. Isomerization of R-Pinene Oxide 2477 4.1.4. Hydration of R-Pinene: R-Terpineol 2478 4.1.5. Dehydroisomerization 2479 4.2. Limonene 2480 4.2.1. Isomerization 2480 4.2.2. Epoxidation: Limonene Oxide 2480 4.2.3. Isomerization of Limonene Oxide 2481 4.2.4. Dehydroisomerization of Limonene and Terpenes To Produce Cymene 2481

Chemical Routes for the Transformation of Biomass into Chemicals

High-performance liquid chromatography is a promising alternative for determining the G+C content of bacterial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The method which we evaluated involves enzymatic degradation of the DNA to nucleosides by P1 nuclease and bovine intestinal mucosa alkaline phosphatase, separation of the nucleosides by high-performance liquid chromatography, and calculation of the G+C content from the apparent ratios of deoxyguanosine and thymidine. Because the nucleosides are released from the DNA at different rates, incomplete degradation produces large errors in the apparent G+C content. For partially purified DNA, salts are a major source of interference in degradation. However, when the salts are carefully removed, the preparation and degradation of DNA contribute little error to the determination of G+C content. This method also requires careful selection of the chromatographic conditions to ensure separation of the major nucleosides from the nucleosides of modified bases and precise control of the flow rates. Both of these conditions are achievable with standard equipment and C18 reversed-phase columns. Then the method is precise, and the relative standard deviations of replicate measurements are close to 0.1%. It is also rapid, and a single measurement requires about 15 min. It requires small amounts of sample, and the G+C content can be determined from DNA isolated from a single bacterial colony. It is not affected by contamination with ribonucleic acid. Because this method yields a direct measurement, it may also be more accurate than indirect methods, such as the buoyant density and thermal denaturation methods. In addition, for highly purified DNA, the extent of modification can be determined.

Precise Measurement of the G+C Content of Deoxyribonucleic Acid by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

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DETERMINATION OF THE PARAMETERS FOR HELIX FORMATION IN POLY-γ-BENZYL-L-GLUTAMATE

POLYPEPTIDES. II. THE CONFIGURATION OF POLYMERS OF γ-BENZYL-L-GLUTAMATE IN SOLUTION1

Publisher Summary Light scattering helps in the determination of size, weight, and activity coefficient of macromolecules in solution by making relatively simple optical measurements. The method is both supplementary and complementary to other physical methods, which are used for exploring the properties of macromolecules and therefore offers both a means of measuring constants and providing completely new information. One of the significant aspects of light scattering methods lies in the speed with which the necessary observations can be made. This chapter focuses on the application of the light scattering method to the characterization and interaction of proteins in solution. It briefly describes other macromolecular systems, particularly polymer solutions and dispersions of spherical particles. The chapter also summarizes two-component and multicomponent systems that provide the basis for the molecular weight determination of proteins under favorable conditions. Furthermore, the chapter deals with the unusual behavior of solutions of highly charged proteins at low ionic strength and with preliminary investigations of rates of macromolecular reactions. The chapter concludes with the description of experimental methods.

Paul Doty

Papers

DETERMINATION OF THE PARAMETERS FOR HELIX FORMATION IN POLY-γ-BENZYL-L-GLUTAMATE

POLYPEPTIDES. II. THE CONFIGURATION OF POLYMERS OF γ-BENZYL-L-GLUTAMATE IN SOLUTION1

Light scattering in protein solutions.

Self-complementary oligoribonucleotides: Adenylic acid-uridylic acid block copolymers

A Comparison between the Dimensions of Some Macromolecules Determined by Electron Microscopy and by Physical Chemical Methods