Uncoiling of DNA by Double Chained Cationic Surfactants

Autor: H. H. Paradies, S. F. Clancy
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: MRS Proceedings. 463
ISSN: 1946-4274
0272-9172
Popis: Distearyldimethylammonium (DSDMA) X (X− = OH, H2PO4) interact with double stranded T4 DNA (166 kilobase pairs) below and above the CMC (1.5×10−6). Below the CMC of either DSDMA X where the cationic double-chained surfactants are in the monomeric state, T4 DNA and DSDMA+form a compact complex where all surfactant molecules are bound. Close to the CMC, particularly for DSDMA OH but also in the presence of , T4 DNA exhibits a condensed (globule) conformation, though some DNA molecules are in the more extended DNA conformation. Above the CMC of DSDMA X a plateau is reached (up to 3.0 × 10−6 M surfactant) revealing a penetration of DSDMA molecules into the DNA globules resulting in a loosening of the tightened state of DNA. The various stages of the transition from the condensed coil to the extended state of T4 DNA with changing DSDMA X concentrations was monitored by static and inelastic light scattering experiments which were supplemented by small-angle X-ray scattering measurements.
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