Dielectric relaxation measurements of 12 kbp plasmid DNA.
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چکیده
The dielectric properties of 12 kbp plasmid DNA have been measured as a function of temperature in the range 5 degrees C to 40 degrees C. Time domain reflectometry was used to obtain dielectric data over the frequency range from 200 kHz to 3 GHz. Values of the frequency dependent polarisability per DNA macromolecule have been determined from the measurements. Possible mechanisms that could account for the dielectric dispersion are also discussed, in particular the counterion fluctuation model of Manning-Mandel-Oosawa.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biochimica et biophysica acta
دوره 1493 1-2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000