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Why would arsenic wreak havoc on the polymerase?
by shadowpwner 16y ago
Why would arsenic wreak havoc on the polymerase?
- sandipc 16y agoI'm guessing that this just refers to the altered As-DNA structure causing major problems with binding of the enzyme to the DNA.
- kayhi 16y agoMy apologies if my comment implies that As creates an issue with the polymerase. I would guess that it doesn't since amplifying the sequence was successful.
- bhickey 16y agoMy fault -- I implied it. I would guess that it doesn't since amplifying the sequence was successful. Or the sequence doesn't contain (enough) arsenate.