σ = ΔLk / Lko
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_supercoil#Modeling_using_mathematics
The principle behind quantifying DNA by measuring its optical density at 260nm and 280nm is based on the fact that DNA absorbs light at these specific wavelengths. The ratio of the absorbance at 260nm to 280nm is used to assess the purity of the DNA sample, with a 260/280 ratio of around 1.8 considered indicative of pure DNA. By comparing the absorbance values at these two wavelengths, scientists can estimate the concentration and purity of DNA in a sample.
To separate double strand DNA from single strand DNA in a centrifuge, you can use a process called density gradient centrifugation. By loading a sample containing both types of DNA onto a gradient with increasing density, such as a cesium chloride gradient, the double strand DNA and single strand DNA will migrate to different positions in the tube based on their densities. After centrifugation, the different forms of DNA can be collected separately based on their position in the gradient.
Glycerol is sometimes added to DNA extraction buffers to increase the density of the solution, allowing DNA to precipitate more efficiently. It also helps stabilize DNA during extraction procedures by preventing degradation from nucleases.
Meselson and Stahl conducted an experiment in 1958, and discovered that DNA replication was semiconservative. In semiconservative replication, when the double stranded DNA helix is replicated each of the two new double-stranded DNA helixes consisted of one strand from the original helix and one newly synthesized.
The DNA separated into two classes: labeled DNA and unlabeled DNA. The labeled DNA contains the radioactively labeled nucleotides that were incorporated during DNA replication, while the unlabeled DNA represents the original, non-radioactively labeled DNA from the bacteria. The centrifugation process separated the DNA based on density, with the heavier labeled DNA migrating to a higher position in the centrifuge tube compared to the unlabeled DNA.
The density of a solution at which the DNA feels no net force during centrifugation is called its bouyant density. This is the density in the density gradient where that particular DNA molecule will form a band as it stops going up or down.
density gradient centrifugation
Ficoll, basically polysucrose is used to prepare density gradients during centrifugation to separate DNA fragments.
Since CsCl is a kind of heavy salt, it forms density gradients when centrifugation. When sedimentation equilibrium, DNA moves to the position where meets its density. The density of DNA is related to its GC%, by analytical ultracentrifugation, we can read the GC levels of the DNA from its position in the solution. Please refer to the article for detail: Using analytical ultracentrifugation to study compositional variation in vertebrate genomes (Euro Biophys J. 2003 32: pp418-426)
The CsCl forms a gradient and the molecules migrate according to their density until they float at their individual isopycnic points (the point in the gradient that equals the buoyant density of the molecule). However, plasmid DNA and contaminating chromosome have about the same density and cannot be separated easily. This is rectified, however, by the addition of ethidium bromide. Density is a function of AT/GC ratio, but it is also a function of conformation. For supercoiled DNA, there is more DNA per unit volume than for relaxed DNA. Intercalation of ethidium bromide into DNA causes the helix to unwind (negative supercoiling) and become more relaxed. However, negative supercoiling only relaxes the DNA to a point. Further unwinding induces supercoiling in the opposite direction. When the DNA is circular and the ends are connected, the plasmid "kinks up" into a very tight knot. Thus, ethidium bromide causes the plasmid density to be increased.
The principle behind quantifying DNA by measuring its optical density at 260nm and 280nm is based on the fact that DNA absorbs light at these specific wavelengths. The ratio of the absorbance at 260nm to 280nm is used to assess the purity of the DNA sample, with a 260/280 ratio of around 1.8 considered indicative of pure DNA. By comparing the absorbance values at these two wavelengths, scientists can estimate the concentration and purity of DNA in a sample.
To separate double strand DNA from single strand DNA in a centrifuge, you can use a process called density gradient centrifugation. By loading a sample containing both types of DNA onto a gradient with increasing density, such as a cesium chloride gradient, the double strand DNA and single strand DNA will migrate to different positions in the tube based on their densities. After centrifugation, the different forms of DNA can be collected separately based on their position in the gradient.
Glycerol is sometimes added to DNA extraction buffers to increase the density of the solution, allowing DNA to precipitate more efficiently. It also helps stabilize DNA during extraction procedures by preventing degradation from nucleases.
Density is a physical property that is applicable to all states of matter, including solids, liquids, and gases. It is defined as the mass of a substance per unit volume and is commonly used to describe the compactness of a material.
Meselson and Stahl conducted an experiment in 1958, and discovered that DNA replication was semiconservative. In semiconservative replication, when the double stranded DNA helix is replicated each of the two new double-stranded DNA helixes consisted of one strand from the original helix and one newly synthesized.
A centrifuge is used to spin samples at high speeds, allowing the DNA to separate from other molecules based on density. This process, called centrifugation, helps isolate the DNA for further analysis and experimentation.
The DNA separated into two classes: labeled DNA and unlabeled DNA. The labeled DNA contains the radioactively labeled nucleotides that were incorporated during DNA replication, while the unlabeled DNA represents the original, non-radioactively labeled DNA from the bacteria. The centrifugation process separated the DNA based on density, with the heavier labeled DNA migrating to a higher position in the centrifuge tube compared to the unlabeled DNA.