thymidine block

thymidine block
A method for synchronizing cells in culture. In the absence of thymidine, DNA synthesis cannot occur, so cells are blocked before S-phase; release of the block allows synchronous entry into cycle.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Reverse-transcriptase inhibitor — Reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs) are a class of antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV infection, tumors,[1] and cancer.[2] RTIs inhibit activity of reverse transcriptase, a viral DNA polymerase enzyme that retroviruses need to reproduce.… …   Wikipedia

  • Fluorouracil — Systematic (IUPAC) name 5 fluoro 1H pyrimidine 2,4 d …   Wikipedia

  • Antimetabolite — The drug methotrexate (right) is an antimetabolite that interferes with the metabolism of folic acid (left). An antimetabolite is a chemical that inhibits the use of a metabolite, which is another chemical that is part of normal metabolism.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Adenosine — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2R,3R,4S,5R …   Wikipedia

  • AZT — n. Pharm., Trademark. azidothymidine: an antiviral drug, manufactured from genetic materials in fish sperm or produced synthetically, used in the treatment of AIDS. * * * in full azidothymidine also known as zidovudine Drug that has had success… …   Universalium

  • Methotrexate — Amethopterin redirects here. Not to be confused with aminopterin. Methotrexate Systematic ( …   Wikipedia

  • Glycogen phosphorylase — Phosphorylase The crystal structure of the rabit muscle glycogen phosphorylase AMP complex. AMP allosteric site (yellow), phosporylated Ser14 (orange), glycogen binding site (blue), catalytic site (red).[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Oligonucleotide synthesis — is the chemical synthesis of relatively short fragments of nucleic acids with defined chemical structure (sequence). The technique is extremely useful in current laboratory practice because it provides a rapid and inexpensive access to custom… …   Wikipedia

  • test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary

  • List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”