Effects of humic substances on fluorometric DNA quantification and DNA hybridization.

Abstract:

:DNA extracts from sediment and water samples are often contaminated with coextracted humic-like impurities. Estuarine humic substances and vascular plant extract were used to evaluate the effect of the presence of such impurities on DNA hybridization and quantification. The presence of humic substances and vascular plant extract interfered with the fluorometric measurement of DNA concentration using Hoechst dye H33258 and PicoGreen reagent. Quantification of DNA amended with humic substances (20-80 ng/microl) using the Hoechst dye assay was more reliable than with PicoGreen reagent. A simple procedure was developed to improve the accuracy for determining the DNA concentration in the presence of humic substances. In samples containing up to 80 ng/microl of humic acids, the fluorescence of the samples were measured twice: first without Hoechst dye to ascertain any fluorescence from impurities in the DNA sample, followed with Hoechst dye addition to obtain the total sample fluorescence. The fluorescence of the Hoechst dye-DNA complex was calculated by subtracting the fluorescence of the impurities from the fluorescence of the sample. Vascular plant extract and humic substances reduced the binding of DNA onto the nylon membrane. Low amounts (<2.0 microg) of humic substances derived from estuarine waters did not affect the binding of 100 ng of target DNA to nylon membranes. DNA samples containing 1.0 microg of humic substances performed well in DNA hybridizations with DIG-labeled oliogonucleotide and chromosomal probes. Therefore, we suggest that DNA samples containing low concentrations of humic substances (<20 ng/microl) could be used in quantitative membrane hybridization without further purification.

journal_name

J Microbiol Methods

authors

Bachoon DS,Otero E,Hodson RE

doi

10.1016/s0167-7012(01)00296-2

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-10-01 00:00:00

pages

73-82

issue

1

eissn

0167-7012

issn

1872-8359

pii

S0167-7012(01)00296-2

journal_volume

47

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