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Denaturation of DNA

DNA denaturation and renaturation are critical processes in molecular biology, influenced by factors such as temperature, pH, and the presence of enzymes. When DNA is heated or exposed to extreme pH, the hydrogen bonds between base pairs are disrupted, causing the strands to separate.

Denaturation of DNA

Denaturation of DNA

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Back-stacking is lost

Viral and Bacterial DNA

Denature at slowing heating Temperatures

Occurs at high temperatures and extreme changes in pH

DNA rich in Adenine - Thymine base pairs
denatures at lower temperatures
DNA rich in Guanine - Cytosine base pairs
denatures at very high temperatures
temperature is characteristic to each species of DNA

In DNA Replication and transcription

partial denatuation
Catalyzed by enzymes
A-T base pairs in DNA are denatured while G-T remain intact to imitate strand separation
called bubbles

Renaturation of completely denatured DNA

Two step process
2nd (fast step)

spontaneous annealing of unpaired bases

1st step (Slow step)

By random collisions strands find each other

Renaturation of partially denatured DNA

In DNA replication and transcription
catalyzed by enzymes
Strands spontaneously anneal when temperature and pH returns to normal range

Hypo-chromic effect

UV absorption of DNA increases when back stacking is lost
denatured DNA can be detected by monitoring UV absoprtion
stacked bases in DNA reduce absorption of UV light

Hydrogen bonds among base pairs are disturbed