Dielectric constant and ionic strength effects on DNA precipitation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1456-1465

  Flock, Stéphane ^a   Labarbe, Rudi ^a   Houssier, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINOCAPROIC ACID; BETA ALANINE; DNA; GLYCINE; ION; POLYAMINE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; IONIC STRENGTH; PRECIPITATION; THEORY;

EID: 0030045926     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79705-9     Document Type: Article

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