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DNA interactions with polymers and surfactants [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rita Dias and Björn Lindman
| DNA interactions with polymers and surfactants [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rita Dias and Björn Lindman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina |
572.8/6
572.86 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LindmanBjörn <1942->
DiasRita |
| Soggetto topico |
DNA
Polymers Surface active agents |
| ISBN |
1-281-28527-7
9786611285272 0-470-28636-9 0-470-28635-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DNA INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS AND SURFACTANTS; CONTENTS; Preface; Contributors; 1 Polyelectrolytes. Physicochemical Aspects and Biological Significance; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polyelectrolytes and Biological Function; 1.3 Electrostatic Interactions; 1.3.1 Ion Distributions and the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation; 1.3.2 Debye-Hückel Theory; 1.4 Solution Properties; 1.5 Flexibility; 1.5.1 The Concept of Persistence Length; 1.5.2 Interactions and the Separation of Length Scales; 1.5.3 Polyelectrolyte Behavior: Electrostatic Persistence Length; 1.5.4 DNA Persistence Length; References
2 Solution Behavior of Nucleic Acids2.1 Biological Function of Nucleic Acids; 2.2 Discovery of DNA; 2.3 Structure of Nucleic Acids; 2.3.1 DNA; 2.3.2 RNA; 2.3.3 Analogues of Nucleic Acids; 2.4 Nuclei Acids Nanostructures; 2.4.1 DNA; 2.4.2 RNA; 2.5 Behavior of DNA in Solution; 2.5.1 Ionization Equilibrium; 2.5.2 Flexibility of Nucleic Acids; 2.6 Melting of Double-Stranded DNA; 2.6.1 Effect of Base Composition; 2.6.2 Effect of Ionic Strength; 2.6.3 Effect of pH; 2.6.4 Dependence on DNA Chain Length; 2.6.5 Dependence on DNA Concentration; Acknowledgments; References 3 Single DNA Molecules: Compaction and Decompaction3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Condensation and Compaction of DNA by Surfactants; 3.2.1 Linear DNA Condensation/Compaction by Positively Charged Surfactants; 3.2.2 Compaction of Plasmid DNA with Surfactants; 3.2.3 Non-ionic Surfactants; 3.2.4 Zwitterionic Surfactants; 3.2.5 Decompaction of DNA-Surfactant Complex; 3.3 DNA Condensation by Cationic Liposomes; 3.4 DNA Compaction and Decompaction by Multivalent Cations; 3.5 DNA Compaction by Polycations; 3.6 Compaction of DNA in a Crowded Environment of Neutral Polymer; 3.7 Conclusion; References 4 Interaction of DNA with Surfactants in Solution4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Surfactants; 4.1.2 Polymer-Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.3 Polyelectrolyte-Oppositely Charged Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.4 DNA-Surfactant Interactions; 4.2 DNA-Cationic Surfactant Interactions; 4.2.1 Solution Behavior; 4.2.2 Effect of the Surfactant Chain Length; 4.2.3 Effect of the Surfactant Head-group; 4.2.4 Structure of DNA-Surfactant Complexes; 4.2.5 DNA Is an Amphiphilic Polyelectrolyte; 4.3 DNA Covalent Gels and Their Interaction with Surfactants; 4.4 Applications; 4.4.1 Control of DNA Compaction/Decompaction 4.4.2 Purification4.4.3 Gene Transfection; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Interaction of DNA with Cationic Polymers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theory of DNA Interacting with Polycations; 5.2.1 Manning Condensation; 5.2.2 Counterion Release; 5.2.3 Short-Range Attractive Force due to Ion Correlations; 5.2.4 Phase Diagrams of Condensed DNA-Polycation Phases; 5.2.5 Finite-Size Aggregates; 5.3 Condensation of DNA, Phase Diagram, and Structure; 5.3.1 Short Polycations and Multivalent Cations; 5.3.2 Long Polycations and Basic Proteins; 5.4 Formation of Polycation-DNA Complexes: Polyplexes 5.5 DNA-Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145422003321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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DNA interactions with polymers and surfactants [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rita Dias and Björn Lindman
| DNA interactions with polymers and surfactants [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rita Dias and Björn Lindman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina |
572.8/6
572.86 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LindmanBjörn <1942->
DiasRita |
| Soggetto topico |
DNA
Polymers Surface active agents |
| ISBN |
1-281-28527-7
9786611285272 0-470-28636-9 0-470-28635-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DNA INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS AND SURFACTANTS; CONTENTS; Preface; Contributors; 1 Polyelectrolytes. Physicochemical Aspects and Biological Significance; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polyelectrolytes and Biological Function; 1.3 Electrostatic Interactions; 1.3.1 Ion Distributions and the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation; 1.3.2 Debye-Hückel Theory; 1.4 Solution Properties; 1.5 Flexibility; 1.5.1 The Concept of Persistence Length; 1.5.2 Interactions and the Separation of Length Scales; 1.5.3 Polyelectrolyte Behavior: Electrostatic Persistence Length; 1.5.4 DNA Persistence Length; References
2 Solution Behavior of Nucleic Acids2.1 Biological Function of Nucleic Acids; 2.2 Discovery of DNA; 2.3 Structure of Nucleic Acids; 2.3.1 DNA; 2.3.2 RNA; 2.3.3 Analogues of Nucleic Acids; 2.4 Nuclei Acids Nanostructures; 2.4.1 DNA; 2.4.2 RNA; 2.5 Behavior of DNA in Solution; 2.5.1 Ionization Equilibrium; 2.5.2 Flexibility of Nucleic Acids; 2.6 Melting of Double-Stranded DNA; 2.6.1 Effect of Base Composition; 2.6.2 Effect of Ionic Strength; 2.6.3 Effect of pH; 2.6.4 Dependence on DNA Chain Length; 2.6.5 Dependence on DNA Concentration; Acknowledgments; References 3 Single DNA Molecules: Compaction and Decompaction3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Condensation and Compaction of DNA by Surfactants; 3.2.1 Linear DNA Condensation/Compaction by Positively Charged Surfactants; 3.2.2 Compaction of Plasmid DNA with Surfactants; 3.2.3 Non-ionic Surfactants; 3.2.4 Zwitterionic Surfactants; 3.2.5 Decompaction of DNA-Surfactant Complex; 3.3 DNA Condensation by Cationic Liposomes; 3.4 DNA Compaction and Decompaction by Multivalent Cations; 3.5 DNA Compaction by Polycations; 3.6 Compaction of DNA in a Crowded Environment of Neutral Polymer; 3.7 Conclusion; References 4 Interaction of DNA with Surfactants in Solution4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Surfactants; 4.1.2 Polymer-Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.3 Polyelectrolyte-Oppositely Charged Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.4 DNA-Surfactant Interactions; 4.2 DNA-Cationic Surfactant Interactions; 4.2.1 Solution Behavior; 4.2.2 Effect of the Surfactant Chain Length; 4.2.3 Effect of the Surfactant Head-group; 4.2.4 Structure of DNA-Surfactant Complexes; 4.2.5 DNA Is an Amphiphilic Polyelectrolyte; 4.3 DNA Covalent Gels and Their Interaction with Surfactants; 4.4 Applications; 4.4.1 Control of DNA Compaction/Decompaction 4.4.2 Purification4.4.3 Gene Transfection; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Interaction of DNA with Cationic Polymers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theory of DNA Interacting with Polycations; 5.2.1 Manning Condensation; 5.2.2 Counterion Release; 5.2.3 Short-Range Attractive Force due to Ion Correlations; 5.2.4 Phase Diagrams of Condensed DNA-Polycation Phases; 5.2.5 Finite-Size Aggregates; 5.3 Condensation of DNA, Phase Diagram, and Structure; 5.3.1 Short Polycations and Multivalent Cations; 5.3.2 Long Polycations and Basic Proteins; 5.4 Formation of Polycation-DNA Complexes: Polyplexes 5.5 DNA-Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829913603321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||