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Infra-Red Spectra of Deoxyribonucleic Acids from Human Leucocytes

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AS part of a study on the physico-chemical behaviour of deoxyribonucleic acid obtained from human leukæmic leucocytes, we have examined the infra-red spectra of many normal and leukæmic samples in solutions in water and deuterium and in the dry state. Since we did not find complete agreement between previous reports of the infra-red spectra of calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid1–3, we have also studied samples from this source. The effects of heating, pH changes, degradation with deoxyribonuclease, mild and strong acid hydrolysis were examined and the spectrum of apurinic acid has also been determined.

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  1. Istituto di Chimica Industriale del Politecnico, Milano

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  2. Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale, Università di Milano,

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ZERBI, G., BIANCHI, P. & POLLI, E. Infra-Red Spectra of Deoxyribonucleic Acids from Human Leucocytes. Nature 186, 964–965 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186964a0

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