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Biophysical Journal 45: 495-501 (1984)
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Effect of ions on counterion fluctuation in low-molecular weight DNA dielectric dispersions.

A Bonincontro, C Cametti, A Di Biasio and F Pedone

ABSTRACT

The dielectric permittivity of aqueous solutions of low-molecular weight DNA (Mr = 3.2 X 10(5) ) in the presence of MgCl2 and AgNO3 has been measured in the frequency range from 5 kHz to 30 MHz, at a temperature of 25 degrees C. The DNA concentration was 3.5 X 10(-4) M in terms of phosphate and the salt concentration was varied from 1 X 10(-5) to 2 X 10(-4) M. The dielectric results have been analyzed in terms of two contiguous dielectric dispersions, and characteristic parameters have been discussed on the basis of polyelectrolyte theories which deal with counterion fluctuation. Some molecular parameters of the DNA molecule in electrolyte solutions are estimated.






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