isopycnic
/ˌʌɪsə(ʊ)ˈpɪknɪk
/adjective Biochemistry
Of or denoting ultracentrifugal separation techniques making use of differences in density between the components of a mixture.Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA were separated by CsCl-bisbenzimide isopycnic centrifugation, with mtDNA forming a single A + T - rich band....
- DNA was subsequently purified by isopycnic centrifugation in caesium chloride.
- To generate a partial mtDNA genomic library, mtDNA was isolated according to Barriga Sosa et al., followed by CsCl isopycnic centrifugation.
Origin
Late 19th century: from iso- 'equal' + Greek puknos 'dense' + -ic.