Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8335210 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Effect of Zn2+ ions on DNA transition from B-form to a metallized form (m-DNA) in Tris and tetraborate buffers at pH 8.5 has been studied by visible and differential UV-spectroscopy and by thermal denaturation. The results have been compared to those obtained at pH 6.5 in cacodylate buffer. It was found that in alkaline solutions Zn2+ ions induced a hypochromicity of the DNA absorption in the whole spectral range monitored, which was attributed to DNA transition from B- to the m-form. Complete metallization occurred only upon heating the DNA solutions containing more than â¼2Â ÃÂ 10â4Â M of Zn2+ ions. Phase diagrams of the DNA-zinc complexes at pH 6.5 and 8.5 have been obtained for the first time. The m-DNA form showed higher thermal stability compared to B-DNA.
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Authors
V.A. Sorokin, V.A. Valeev, E.L. Usenko, V.V. Andrushchenko,