| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention refers to the use of multiple gradients (of chemical denutarants, thermal denaturants and of porosity of the gel matrix) for the separation of DNA fragments, amplified by PCR, normal or carrying point mutations, by zone electrophoresis on gel slabs or by capillary electrophoresis in presence of viscous polymer solutions (linear or branched). Such method can be extended to the analysis of mutations in proteins and to the optimization of, e.g., chiral separations in capillaries. The invention includes the use of binary gradients (chemical and porosity gradients or thermal and porosity gradients) or the simultaneous use of 3 gradients for point mutations having a very high melting point. In the case of capillary electrophoresis, the invention extends also to the use of batteries of capillaries, for the simultaneous analysis of a number of samples. Additionally, the invention includes the detection of DNA fragments (or of proteins and other analytes) by laser-induced fluorescence detection and the possibility of operating, in capillary electrophoresis, with mixed polymer solutions and with polyacrylamides obtained with monomers highly resistant to hydrolysis.</p> |
