DTT (dithiothreitol)
A reducing agent that cleaves the disulphide bonds in the sperm protamine matrix, allowing proteinase K and SDS to lyse the sperm nuclei in the second step of differential extraction.
A reducing agent that cleaves the disulphide bonds in the sperm protamine matrix, allowing proteinase K and SDS to lyse the sperm nuclei in the second step of differential extraction.
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