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I wonder whether that is why it works as an anti-coagulant? Is it
mimicking nucleic acids? So then would DNA work as an anti-coagulant
as well...?

JPK

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Nian Huang <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Heparin simulates the structure of DNA and RNA, so it has nonspecific
> affinity towards DNA or RNA binding protein. It has also been used as DNAse
> or RNase inhibitor but it is not very good one.
>
> Nian Huang, Ph.D.
> UT Southwestern Medical Center
>
> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Alexandra Deaconescu <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello ccp4 enthusiasts:
>>
>> I am afraid this is a non-ccp4 related question. Can anyone recommend an
>> immobilized dsDNA chromatographic resin for purification of DNA-binding
>> proteins? GE seems to have something - I was wondering if people have other
>> recommendations? In the age of GST and His tags etc., these are not very
>> much used, but I do not have a tag in this case...
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>> Alex
>
>



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