Does Nitrocellulose bind single strand DNA?

[Alejandro Miguel Martin Dunn]

Yes it does (that's what most people used before nylon-based filters
were commercially available). Just make sure you bind in high ionic
strength.

cheers,
alejandro

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Alejandro Martin
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephen Snowdy [mailto:snowds at med.unc.edu]
>Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 4:15 PM
>To: methods at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk
>Subject: Does Nitrocellulose bind single strand DNA?
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>I know that it doesn't bind double stranded, but I'm not sure about SS.
>Thanks for your time.
>-- 
>Stephen Snowdy
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