Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(6)

Key Documents

D1501

Sigma-Aldrich

Deoxyribonucleic acid sodium salt from calf thymus

Type I, fibers

Synonym(s):

ctDNA, DNA sodium salt from calf thymus, Thymonucleic acid sodium salt

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(6)

About This Item

CAS Number:
73049-39-5
MDL number:
MFCD00130922
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
eCl@ss:
32160414
NACRES:
NA.51

type

Type I

Quality Level

300

form

fibers

color

white

storage temp.

2-8°C

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Application

Calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) is a natural DNA widely used in studies of DNA binding anticancer agents and DNA binding agents that modulate DNA structure and function. Calf thymus DNA is also used in physicochemical studies of DNA behavior in solution.

Quality

"Highly Polymerized"

Physical properties

λmax 259 nm (100 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.0).
DNA from calf thymus is 41.9 mole % G-C and 58.1 mole % A-T.1 An OD of 1.0 at 260 nm corresponds to ~ 50 μg of double-stranded DNA.

Physical form

fibrous preparation

Preparation Note

This product is extracted using a method that causes shearing yielding a highly polymerized mixture of double and single stranded DNA . However, double stranded DNA is the predominant form.
This product is prepared from calf thymus tissue of unspecified gender.

Reconstitution

Solutions of DNA have been stored successfully for several months at 4 C, pH 7.5-8, in 10 mM Tris with 1 mM EDTA and without a bacteriostatic agent. At low concentrations (μg/ml) DNA tends to absorb onto the surfaces of plastic tubes. It is not recommended to store DNA in highly alkaline solutions since DNA tends to degrade at alkaline pH greater than 8.0.
This product can be dissolved at 2 mg/ml in water. To reduce further shearing of the DNA, no sonication or stirring should be used. Gentle inversion overnight at 0-4 °C is recommended to completely solubilize the DNA. The presence of 1 mM EDTA is recommended to prevent nucleases from degrading the DNA.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Oskar Szczepaniak et al.
Biomolecules, 10(5) (2020-05-06)
Since ancient times, fruits and edible plants have played a special role in the human diet for enhancing health and maintaining youthfulness. The aim of our work was to determine the interactions between naringin, a natural ingredient of grapefruits, and
A M Parker et al.
Journal of dairy science, 99(12), 9875-9884 (2016-10-04)
Bacterial contamination of milk fed to calves compromises calf health. Several bacterial pathogens that infect cows, including Mycoplasma bovis and Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Dublin, are shed in milk, providing a possible route of transmission to calves. Milk acidification
Hironobu Ikehata et al.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 17(4), 404-413 (2018-02-22)
The amount of photolesions produced in DNA after exposure to physiological doses of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) can be estimated with high sensitivity and at low cost through an immunological assay, ELISA, which, however, provides only a relative estimate that cannot
Fariba Mollarasouli et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical analysis, 10(5), 473-481 (2020-11-03)
In this study, an electrochemical DNA biosensor was developed using a straightforward methodology to investigate the interaction of indinavir with calf thymus double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (ct-dsDNA) for the first time. The decrease in the oxidation signals of deoxyguanosine (dGuo) and
Valeria Visone et al.
Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 35(1), 1363-1371 (2020-06-20)
Cancer is a major health issue adsorbing the attention of a biomedical research. To fight this disease, new drugs are developed, specifically tailored to target biological pathways or peculiar components of the tumour cells. Particularly interesting is the use of
View All Related Papers

Protocols

Nuclease S1 Enzymatic Assay

Spectrophotometric assay at 260 nm measures nuclease S1 activity, vital for nucleic acid research, with defined enzyme unit criteria.

Nuclease S1 Enzymatic Assay

Spectrophotometric assay at 260 nm measures nuclease S1 activity, vital for nucleic acid research, with defined enzyme unit criteria.

Nuclease S1 Enzymatic Assay

Spectrophotometric assay at 260 nm measures nuclease S1 activity, vital for nucleic acid research, with defined enzyme unit criteria.

Nuclease S1 Enzymatic Assay

Spectrophotometric assay at 260 nm measures nuclease S1 activity, vital for nucleic acid research, with defined enzyme unit criteria.

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service