Sobel ES, Harpst JA. Effects of Na+ on the persistence length and excluded volume of T7 bacteriophage DNA.
Biopolymers 1991;
31:1559-64. [PMID:
1814504 DOI:
10.1002/bip.360311311]
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Abstract
Total intensity, Rayleigh light scattering has been used to measure the rms radius, second virial coefficient, persistence length, and excluded volume of homogeneous T7 bacteriophage DNA as a function of Na+ concentration (0.005 to 3.0 M). All parameters decrease sharply as [Na+] increases, and tend to level off at high Na+. The variation of persistence length with [Na+] is consistent with predictions from counterion condensation theory.
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