Abstract

Potassium permanganate reacts selectively with thymidine residues in DNA (1) while hydroxylamine hydrochloride at pH 6 specifically attacks cytosine (2). We have adopted these reactions for use with the chemical sequencing method developed by Maxam and Gilbert (3).

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BiologyCytosineDNAHydroxylamine HydrochloridePotassium permanganateDNA sequencingThymidineHydroxylaminePyrimidineBiochemistryNucleic acidOrganic chemistryChemistry

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Year
1980
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article
Volume
8
Issue
20
Pages
4613-4620
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318
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Carol M. Rubin, Carl W. Schmid (1980). Pyrimidine-specific chemical reactions useful for DNA sequencing. Nucleic Acids Research , 8 (20) , 4613-4620. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/8.20.4613

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10.1093/nar/8.20.4613