Ectoine can enhance structural changes in DNA in vitro

Abstract Strand breaks and conformational changes of DNA have consequences for the physiological role of DNA. The natural protecting molecule ectoine is beneficial to entire bacterial cells and biomolecules such as proteins by mitigating detrimental effects of environmental stresses. It was postulat...

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Main Authors: S. Meyer, M.-A. Schröter, M. B. Hahn, T. Solomun, H. Sturm, H. J. Kunte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07441-z