DNA duplex stabilization in crowded polyanion solutions

被引:25
作者
Khimji, Imran [1 ]
Shin, Jeehae [1 ]
Liu, Juewen [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Chem, Waterloo Inst Nanotechnol, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; EXCLUDED-VOLUME; STABILITY; CONFINEMENT; DEPLETION; POLYMER; LENGTH; SALT;
D O I
10.1039/c2cc38627e
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The melting temperature of duplex DNA is much higher in polyanions than in non-ionic polymers with similar ionic strength, suggesting an additional electrostatic contribution on top of the excluded volume effect.
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页码:1306 / 1308
页数:3
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