Preferential interactions of glycine betaine and of urea with DNA: Implications for DNA hydration and for effects of these solutes on DNA stability

Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 46, 2004, Pages 14744-14758

  Hong, Jiang ^a   Capp, Michael W ^a   Anderson, Charles F ^a   Saecker, Ruth M ^a   Felitsky, Daniel J ^a   Anderson, Melissa W ^a   Record Jr , M Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DNA; NUCLEIC ACIDS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

DENATURATION; GLYCINE BETAINE; VAPOR PRESSURE OSMOMETRY (VPO);

UREA;

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; BETAINE; BIOPOLYMER; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; UREA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDRATION; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BETAINE; DNA; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UREA; WATER;

EID: 8744318698     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi049096q     Document Type: Article

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