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Poly(dA)

Poly-deoxy-adenylic acid

Synonym(s):

PCR

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
41105600

form

lyophilized

mol wt

330 Da

packaging

pkg of 5 U

manufacturer/tradename

Roche

absorbance ratio

A290/260 nm 0.03-0.12
A280/260 nm 0.28-0.39
A250/260 nm 0.84-0.94

storage temp.

−20°C (−15°C to −25°C)

General description

Poly(dA) is a polymer of polydeoxyadenylic acid and takes up a single stranded structure. It is susceptible to UV irradiation resulting in photoreaction due to the presence of adjacent deoxyadenylic acid units. Poly(dA) along with β-glucan is used for the conjugation and delivery of DNA into cell lines.

Application

Poly(dA) is suitable for use in:
  • DNA polymerase assay and as a buffer component for the dilution of protein DNA complex for electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) studies
  • as ssDNA substrate for DNA helicase gene 40 product (G40P) NTP hydrolysis
  • in Pyrococcus abyssi DNA polymerase assay

Sequence

Chain Length Mean chain length lot 20-17: 250-500 bases.

Unit Definition

1 A260 unit corresponds to 40 μg ssDNA.

Other Notes

For life science research only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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V Iyer et al.
The EMBO journal, 14(11), 2570-2579 (1995-06-01)
Many yeast promoters contain homopolymeric dA:dT sequences that affect nucleosome formation in vitro and are required for wild-type levels of transcription in vivo. Here, we show that poly(dA:dT) is a novel promoter element whose function depends on its intrinsic structure
Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage SPP1 hexameric DNA helicase, G 40 P, interacts with forked DNA
Ayora S, et al.
Nucleic Acids Research, 30(11), 2280-2289 (2002)
A specific photoreaction in polydeoxyadenylic acid
Porschke D
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 70(9), 2683-2686 (1973)
A novel gene carrier prepared from triple helical beta-glucan and polydeoxyadenylic acid
Liu Q, et al.
Journal of materials chemistry. B, 2(8), 933-944 (2014)
The hyperthermophilic euryarchaeota Pyrococcus abyssi likely requires the two DNA polymerases D and B for DNA replication
Henneke G, et al.
Journal of molecular biology, 350(1), 53-64 (2005)

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