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Selective Capture of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from Genomic DNA
Published on: October 5, 2012
A convenient method for selective detection of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and 5-formylcytosine sites in DNA sequences
Wuxiang Mao1, Jianlin Hu, Tingting Hong
1College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Hubei, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. of China.
Abstract:
Treatment of DNA containing 5-formylcytosine with hot piperidine produced a cleaved band at the position of 5-formylcytosine in DNA sequences. After oxidation with KRuO4, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine could also be detected using the same method. Using our strategy, we could detect 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and 5-formylcytosine respectively.
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