Nucleic Acid Denaturation
"Nucleic Acid Denaturation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Disruption of the secondary structure of nucleic acids by heat, extreme pH or chemical treatment. Double strand DNA is "melted" by dissociation of the non-covalent hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions. Denatured DNA appears to be a single-stranded flexible structure. The effects of denaturation on RNA are similar though less pronounced and largely reversible.
| Descriptor ID |
D009691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.393.640 G02.111.603 G05.627
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| Concept/Terms |
Nucleic Acid Denaturation- Nucleic Acid Denaturation
- Acid Denaturation, Nucleic
- Denaturation, Nucleic Acid
- Nucleic Acid Denaturations
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DNA of Epstein-Barr virus. V. Direct repeats of the ends of Epstein-Barr virus DNA. J Virol. 1979 Jun; 30(3):852-62.