DNA and autoclaving

[Richard P. Grant]

In article <362DA56E.17FF at sheffield.ac.uk>, R U Gianfrancesco
<BOP95RUG at sheffield.ac.uk> wrote:

: I'm using DNA as a food source to fungi.  I have autoclaved my salmon 
: sperm DNA but do not know the effect of autoclaving.  Does anyone know?  
: Such as single/double strand, bonding, strand size?  thanks.

Let's put it this way - if you autoclave genomic DNA you can still do PCR
from it.  It's tough stuff.  There is no reason - aside from mechanical
stress - that  you should get strand breakage.  I guess that a/c will
separate the strands, but they will renature as it cools.

R

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