Quasielastic light scattering is used to study the effect of ionic strength on the dynamic behavior of DNA. In a first approach the spectrum of scattered light is analyzed in terms of a single relaxation process. T h e large difference between the ohserved behavior and that expected according to a p
Effect of ionic strength on the diffusion coefficient of chondroitin sulfate and heparin measured by quasielastic light scattering
โ Scribed by P. Tivant; P. Turq; M. Drifford; H. Magdelenat; R. Menez
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1000 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3525
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
The normal modes for a mixture of charged macromolecules and electrolyte solution are calculated. We derive a generalized Debye relaxation time and the apparent diffusion coefficient of the macroion, which is shown to increase from its Stokes value, obtained in excess of added salt, with decreasing ionic strength. We test our result with experimental data for macromolecules with different charge densities: heparin and chondroitin sulfate. Besides, we show for this latter molecule that while the diffusion coefficient is increased, the scattered intensity is decreased but not by the same factor. Our results are compared with other theories developed in quasielastic light scattering.
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