Competition between condensation of monovalent and multivalent ions in DNA aggregation

Yoram Burak; Gil Ariel; David Andelman

doi:10.1016/j.cocis.2004.05.002

Competition between condensation of monovalent and multivalent ions in DNA aggregation

Yoram Burak^*, Gil Ariel, David Andelman

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Abstract

We discuss the distribution of ions around highly charged PEs when there is competition between monovalent and multivalent ions, pointing out that in this case the number of condensed ions is sensitive to short-range interactions, salt and model-dependent approximations. This sensitivity is discussed in the context of recent experiments on DNA aggregation, induced by multivalent counterions such as spermine and spermidine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-58
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science
Volume	9
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2004.05.002
State	Published - Aug 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
We are grateful to E. Raspaud and J.-L. Sikorav for numerous discussions. Support from the US–Israel Binational Science Foundation (B.S.F.) under grant No. 287/02 and the Israel Science Foundation under grant No. 210/02 is gratefully acknowledged.

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DNA
Multivalent ions
Spermine

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