USE OF SYNTHETIC POLYNUCLEOTIDES TO CHARACTERISE AN ANTISERUM MADE AGAINST UV‐IRRADIATED DNA

David L. Mitchell, Judith M. Clarkson

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Abstract

UV—irradiated single‐stranded synthetic homopolymers were used to characterise an antiserum made against UV‐irradiated DNA. Using induction data obtained by reversed‐phase high performance liquid chromatography, the relative antigenicity of the polymers could be converted to relative binding affinity for each DNA photoproduct. Since no Pyr(6–4)Pyo adducts could be detected at 320 nm under these conditions, the affinity of the antiserum for this lesion could be compared with that for cyclobutane dimers. The relative binding capacity of Thy(6–4)Thy: Thy(5–6)Thy: Cyt(6–4)Cyt: Cyt(5–6)Cyt = 166: 1: 0.25: 0.062.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)743-748
Number of pages6
JournalPhotochemistry and photobiology
Volume40
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1984

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics

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