Deoxyguanosine triphosphate, normally shortened to dGTP has a molecular weight of 649.2. The substance is used in the polymerase chain reaction technique, in sequencing, and in cloning. It is also the competitor of ihibition onset by acyclovir in the treatment of HSV virus.
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monophosphates ( dAMP, dGMP, dUMP, TMP, dCMP) · diphosphates ( dADP, dGDP, TDP, dCDP) · triphosphates ( dATP, dGTP, TTP, dCTP)
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Major families of biochemicals
Saccharides/Carbohydrates/Glycosides · Amino acids/Peptides/Proteins/Glycoproteins · Lipids/Terpenes/Steroids/Carotenoids · Alkaloids/Nucleobases/Nucleic acids · Cofactors/Flavonoids/Polyketides/Tetrapyrroles |
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