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ministring en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From mini- + string.

Meanings

  1. A small string.
  2. A short linear covalently-closed DNA vector.
    • One hour prior to transfection, the culture medium was replaced with serum-free RPMI medium. 0.4 μg of DNA (pNN9 or DNA ministring), diluted in 50 μl of serum-free OptiMEM culture medium, was mixed with different aliquots of 1.5 mM 16-3-16 gemini surfactant solution to yield N + /P − charge ratios of 3:1 and 5:1. 2015 November 13, “Physical Characterization of Gemini Surfactant-Based Synthetic Vectors for the Delivery of Linear Covalently Closed (LCC) DNA Ministrings”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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ministring en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of ministre
    form of ministre