The genome of Plasmodium falciparum. I: DNA base composition
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- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 10 (2) , 539-546
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/10.2.539
Abstract
Some structural properties of the DNA of Plasmodium falciparum were studied thoroughly using several techniques. Its G+C content was found to be extremely low (17–19%), the lowest reported for a living organism. The DNA seems to be composed only of the four major bases as no methylated bases were detected. This DNA had a Tm value of 62.5°C and its denaturation profile showed no marked intramolecular heterogeneity.Keywords
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