Meanings
ministring1
plural ministrings
- A small string.
- A short linear covalently-closed DNA vector.
1 more example
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
ministring2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ministre
Origin
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ministring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministring
“ministring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministring. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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