Chemicals and Drugs

Poly dA-dT

Polydeoxyribonucleotides made up of deoxyadenine nucleotides and thymine nucleotides. Present in DNA preparations isolated from crab species. Synthetic preparations have been used extensively in the study of DNA.

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Abstract

Polydeoxyribonucleotides made up of deoxyadenine nucleotides and thymine nucleotides. Present in DNA preparations isolated from crab species. Synthetic preparations have been used extensively in the study of DNA.

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11 entry terms
  • Poly dA dT
  • Poly(Deoxyadenylate-Thymidylate)
  • Poly(dA-dT)
  • Polydeoxyadenine Nucleotides-Polythymine Nucleotides
  • Nucleotides, Polydeoxyadenine Nucleotides-Polythymine
  • Nucleotides-Polythymine Nucleotides, Polydeoxyadenine
  • Polydeoxyadenine Nucleotides Polythymine Nucleotides
  • dA dT, Poly
  • dA-dT, Poly
  • dT, Poly dA
  • d(A(5)T(5))2

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

used in DNA studies

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History Note

91(77); was see under POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES 1977-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Adenine Nucleotides (1966-1976)
  • Polynucleotides (1966-1976)
  • Thymine Nucleotides (1972-1976)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poly dA-dT. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011067. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011067
  2. Poly dA-dT. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76724506