RNA POLYMERASE TRANSCRIPTION PROMOTERS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BASE SEQUENCE

摘要

An RNA polymerase transcription accelerator comprising a compound represented by the following Formula (I) or salts thereof. A method of sequencing DNA in which nucleic acid transcripts are obtained using an RNA polymerase and a DNA fragment as a template, the resulted nucleic acid transcripts are separated, the nucleic acid sequence is determined from the separated fractions wherein the nucleic acid transcription reaction is carried out in the presence of a compound selected from a group of compounds represented by the above formula (I). The polyamine compounds above have outstanding accelerating activity on transcription activity of RNA polymerase. Therefore, use of the polyamine compounds in a DNA sequencing method using RNA polymerase can make a length of DNA sequence that can be determined in one sequencing longer.