The effect of [Na+] ions concentration on the enthalpy of DNA helix-coil transition
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https://doi.org/10.7124/bc.0000E1Abstract
The enthalpy (AH) of the helix-coil transition of different QC-content DNAs is obtained by means of the «tie calorimetry» and «areas» methods. The data obtained experimentally show that the slope of the dependence of AH on lg[Na+] decreases with an increase of the GC-content of DNA.References
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