Chemical Communications · 2012 · 28 citations · 23 references
Natural SciencesBiophysicsChemistryBiophysical ChemistryNucleic Acid BiochemistryNucleic Acid ChemistryDna StabilityDna StructureElectrostatics In BiomoleculesIonic PolymersPolymer PhysicsPolymer StructureCrowding Effects On Dna StabilityDna Duplex StabilityDna Melting TemperatureDuplex StabilityExcluded Volume EffectsExcluded Volume FeaturesIonic StrengthIonic Strength Effects
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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