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. 1972 Mar;109(3):1170–1174. doi: 10.1128/jb.109.3.1170-1174.1972

Effect of Phenethyl Alcohol on Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Membrane Association in Escherichia coli

W E Masker 1, H Eberle 1
PMCID: PMC247340  PMID: 4551749

Abstract

The effect of phenethyl alcohol (PEA) on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-membrane attachment was examined by means of the “M-band” technique of Tremblay, Daniels, and Schaechter. The results of this work indicate that no significant release of DNA from the membrane could be detected after treatment with 0.25% PEA, a concentration previously shown to prevent reinitiation of DNA replication. However, concentrations of 0.5% PEA and greater, which stop DNA replication immediately, appear to release 25 to 80% of the DNA from the membrane.

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