Characteristics of DNA
Week 2
DNA Composition
• 4 different nukleotides (A, T, C, G)
• Each nucleotide comprises of a phosphate, a sugar, and a base
• The sugar molecule in the DNA is deoxyribose (Ribose in RNA)
DNA Composition
lA & G purines lC & T pirimidines l[purines] = [pirimidines] l[A] = [T] ; [C] = [G] lA/T base pairs contains 2 hydrogen bondsStructure of DNA
• Double-stranded helicoidal structure • Strands are in opposite direction and antiparallel to each other • Complementary strands are bounded with hydrogen bonds to each other • Strands have complementary sequencesOH
O
CH
2Sugar
H
H
H
Structure of an Nucleotide
Adenosine Mono Phosphate (AMP)OH
NH
2N
N
N
N
Base
P
O
OH
HO
O
Phosphate 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 1’Nukleotide
Nukleoside
H
+-Pirimidines
NH
2O
N
N
NH
N
Guanine
N
N
Adenine
N
N
NH
2N
O
NH
2N
O
NH
2N
Cytosine
Uracil
(RNA)CH
3N
O
N
O
NH
N
O
N
O
NH
Thymine
(DNA)Purines
-+
+
+
-Base Pairs
Guanine and Cytosine
+
-
Thymine
-+
Adenine
Base Pairs
Adenine and Thymine
Base Pairs
Adenine and Cytosine
-+
-Base Pairs
Guanine and Tyhmine
+
+
-H P O HO O O CH2 H OH P O O HO O O CH2 H P O OH HO O O CH2 NH2 N N N N O O NH2 N NH N N N O NH2 N
D
N
A
O H P O HO O O CH2 HO H H P HO O O CH2 O O H H2O H OH P O HO O O CH2 H2OWatson - Crick
Modeli
Major space Minor space A T T A G C C G C G G C T A A T G C T A A T C G-
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-Physical Characteristics of DNA
lDNA absorbs 260 nm wavelength UV light lThis feature enables quantitation of DNA lDNA resolves in water lDNA precipitates in alcohols lDNA is a negatively charged molecule (electrophoresis) lDNA is very fragile and can be easily destructed with rigorous applications lDNA has a characteristic melting and binding temperatuesPreparation of samples to Polymerase Chain
Recation (PCR): Principles and Methods of
DNA Isolation
• Molecular cloning (antibacterial peptides, hormones, enzymes, etc. in E. coli) • Molecular diagnosis (PCR) • Hybridisation methods (Southern blotting) • Molecular Typing (RFLP) • Protection (i.e. DNA vaccines) • Forensic Medicine • Maternity / Paternity tests