Denaturation transition;
UV absorption spectroscopy;
DNA in mixed solvents;
SOLVENTS;
D O I:
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.09.002
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
DNA undergoes a helix-to-coil transition (also called denaturation transition) upon heating This transition can also be facilitated by using solvent mixtures (for example water-alcohol) An increase in the hydrophobic tail of the second solvent molecule first decreases then increases the melting temperature appreciably. Measurement on 4% DNA in a series of water-alcohol mixtures shows that the helix-to-coil melting transition is driven by the solvent ability to cross the hydrophobic sugar-rich region DNA is behaving like a cylindrical micelle. Published by Elsevier B.V.