Hutton J R
Nucleic Acids Res. 1977 Oct;4(10):3537-55. doi: 10.1093/nar/4.10.3537.
This paper reports the results of a systematic study of the effects of formamide and urea on the thermal stability and renaturation kinetics of DNA. Increasing concentrations of urea in the range 0 to 8 molar lower the Tm by 2.25 degrees C per molar, and decreases the renaturation rate by approximately 8 percent per molar. Increasing concentrations of formamide in the range from 0 to 50 percent lowers the Tm by 0.60 degrees C per percent formamide for sodium chloride concentrations ranging from 0.035M to 0.88M. At higher salt concentrations the dependence of Tm on percent formamide was found to be slightly greater. Increasing formamide concentration decreases the renaturation rate linearly by 1.1% per percent formamide such that the optimal rate in 50% formamide is 0.45 the optimal rate in an identical solution with no formamide. The effects of urea and formamide on the renaturation rates of DNA are explained by consideration of the viscosities of the solutions at the renaturation temperatures.
本文报道了关于甲酰胺和尿素对DNA热稳定性及复性动力学影响的系统研究结果。在0至8摩尔范围内,尿素浓度的增加使熔解温度(Tm)每摩尔降低2.25摄氏度,且使复性速率每摩尔降低约8%。在氯化钠浓度为0.035M至0.88M时,甲酰胺浓度在0至50%范围内增加,使Tm每百分比甲酰胺降低0.60摄氏度。在更高盐浓度下,发现Tm对甲酰胺百分比的依赖性略大。甲酰胺浓度增加使复性速率以每百分比甲酰胺1.1%的比例线性降低,因此在50%甲酰胺中的最佳复性速率是在无甲酰胺的相同溶液中的最佳复性速率的0.45倍。通过考虑复性温度下溶液的粘度来解释尿素和甲酰胺对DNA复性速率的影响。